Champawat (District)

Champawat District ; चम्पावत जिला
State	Uttarakhand
Division :	Kumaon
Administrative headquarters :	Champawat
Area :	1766 km²
Residents :	259,648 (2011)
Population density :	147 inhabitants / km²
Website :	champawat.nic.in

The Champawat ( Hindi चम्पावत जिला ) district is a district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand . The district administration is based in Champawat . The district was established in 1997.

geography

Dhakna village

The Champawat District is located in the southern Kumaon Himalayas in the Kumaon Division in the southeast of Uttarakhand. The Panar and Sarju rivers run along the northern district boundary. Champawat borders the Pithoragarh district in the north . In the east, the Mahakali (also Kali or Sarda ) forms the border with Nepal . To the south lies Udham Singh Nagar , in the south west Nainital and in the northwest Almora . Most of the district is located in the Upper Himalayas . In the south lies a ridge of the Siwaliks . On the west bank of the Mahakali the district extends into the Ganges plain . The area of the Champawat district is 1766 km².