Greater Noida

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Greater Noida (Hindi: ग्रेटर नोएडा Gretar Nöda ) is a satellite city of the Indian city of Delhi with around 108,000 inhabitants ( 2011 census ). It emerged in the 1990s as an extension of the city Noida.

Greater Noida is located approximately 40 kilometers southeast of the city center of Delhi and 15 km in Uttar Pradesh. The city is the administrative center of the district of Gautam Buddha Nagar. Greater Noida is part of the National Capital Region (NCT ), the metropolitan area of ​​Delhi.

Greater Noida is the end of 2011 finished Yamuna Expressway, a six-lane highway that leads from Agra to Delhi. The nearest train station is eight kilometers north-east in Boraki. Medium term, the leading line of the Delhi Metro to Noida to Greater Noida to be extended. At times, Uttar Pradesh planned the government to build an international airport in Greater Noida, but the project was abandoned in 2012 because the airport would have found too close to the existing Indira Gandhi International Airport. 2011 was held at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida for the first time the Grand Prix of India instead.