Muzaffarpur

Muzaffarpur (moozŭf 'furäpoor) [key], city (1991 pop. 241,107), Bihar state, NE India, on the Burhi Gandak River. It is the district administrative center for a litchi- and mango-producing area and is the site of Bihar Univ. Industries include cutlery manufacture and rice and sugar milling.

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