'''Hathras district''', earlier known as ''Mahamaya Nagar district'', is a [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[india]].<ref name=2012rename>{{cite web|title=Important Cabinet Decisions|url=http://information.up.nic.in/View_engnews.aspx?id=54|publisher=Information and Public Relations Department|accessdate=17 January 2013}}</ref> The town of [[Hathras]] is the district headquarters. Hathras district is a part of [[Aligarh Division]]. This district occupies an area of 1800.1 km². The district has a population of 1,565,678 (2011 census).
== Historyచరిత్ర ==
Hathrasహత్రాస్ Districtజిల్లా was[[1997]] created onమే 3 May 1997 by incorporating parts of theన [[Aligarh District|Aligarhఅలిఘర్]],[[Mathura District|Mathura]]జిల్లా, [[Khairమథుర]] andజిల్లా, [[Agra District|Agraఖైర్]] districts.జిల్లా It was given the name Hathras District shortly after. In 1997, Hathras district was named after ''Mahamaya'', mother ofమరియు [[Gautama Buddhaఆగ్రా]],byజిల్లాలోని theకొంత stateభూభాగం governmentవేరుచేసి afterరూపొందించబడింది. [[Mayawati1997]] becameలో [[Listఈ ofజిల్లా Chiefపేరును Ministersమార్చి ofUttarగౌతమబుద్ధుని Pradesh|chiefతల్లి ministerపేరు ofమాయాదేవి Uttarపేరును Pradesh]]నిర్ణయించారు. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?203802|title=The Ambedkar Armada|author=Bhushan, Ranjit|date={{date|2 July 1997|dmy}}|accessdate={{date|24 February 2012|dmy}}|publisher=[[Outlook (magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref> In 2012, old name was revived by the state government after [[akhilesh yadav]] became chief Minister.<ref name=2012rename/>
[[2012]] లో అఖిలేష్ యాదవ్ ముఖ్యమంత్రి అయిన తరువాత జిల్లాకు పాత పేరు మార్చబడింది.
