North Western Provinces

North-Western Provinces, a lieutenant-governorship of British India, situated between lat. 20° 51' and 31° 5' N., and long. 77° 3' and 84° 43' E., and bounded by Tibet on the N. and Nepal on the N.E.; area 106,111 square miles. It comprises a, large part of the vast plain extending from the Punjab to Lower Bengal, and is watered by the Ganges, the Gogra, and the Jumna. The soil is fertile, and produces immense crops of wheat. The district was formed in 1835, and since 1877 has included Oudh for all purposes excepting the management of its land and courts. Allahabad is the administrative capital.