the district of moradabad lies between 28°21´ to 28°16´ north latitude and 78°4´ to 79° east longitude. the district occupies an area of 3493 km2 and has a population of 2,761,620. the city is known for its export of brass handicrafts to north america and europe, and is also thus called "brass city" or peetal nagri. it has close to four million citizens of various ethnicities and religions.