DEORIA:This district is located between 26 ° 6' north and 27° 8' to 83° 29' east and 84° 26' east longitude out of which district Kushinagar was created in 1994 by taking north and east portion of Deoria district.District Deoria is surrounded by district kushinagar in North, district Gopalganj and Siwan(Bihar state)in East ,district Mau and district Ballia in south and district Gorakhpur in West.Deoria district headquarter is situated at 53 km. milestone from Gorakhpur by road towards east.Ghaghara, Rapti and Chhoti Gandak are the main rivers in this district. Deoria District came into existence at March 16' 1946 from Gorakhpur district.The name DEORIA is derived from 'Devaranya' or probably 'Devpuria' as believed.According to official gazzettes,the district name 'Deoria' is taken by its headquarter name 'Deoria' and the term ' DEORIA' generally means a place where there are temples.The name ' DEORIA' originated by a fossil( broken) Shiva Temple by the side of 'kurna river' in its northside and Shri Shiddheswar Nath Shiv Mandir in New colony.
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