Chamoli (district)

Chamoli ; District चमोली ज़िला
State	Uttarakhand
Division :	Garhwal
Administrative headquarters :	Gopeshwar
Area :	8030 km²
Residents :	391,605 (2011)
Population density :	49 inhabitants / km²
Website :	chamoli.nic.in

The Chamoli ( Hindi चमोली ज़िला ) district is a district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand . The district administration is based in Gopeshwar . The Charmoli district has existed since 1960.

geography

View of the Himalayas near Auli Laga Joshimath

The Chamoli District is located in the Garhwal Division in the north of Uttarakhand in the Garhwal Himalayas . Chamoli borders on Uttarkashi in the northwest , Pithoragarh in the northeast, Bageshwar in the southeast, Almora in the south, Pauri Garhwal in the southwest and Rudraprayag in the west . In the north, the watershed of the main Himalayan ridge forms the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region . The area of the Chamoli district is 8030 km². The area of the Chamoli district is located in the catchment area of the Alaknanda . Other important river valleys are the Alaknanda, its tributaries Saraswati , Dhauliganga and Pindar . In the northeast is the Nanda Devi National Park . The Kamet group extends to the north, the Gangotri group to the northwest .