Dehradun (District)
| Dehradun District देहरादून जिला |
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| State | Uttarakhand |
| Division : | Garhwal |
| Administrative headquarters : | Dehradun |
| Area : | 3088 km² |
| Residents : | 1,696,694 (2011) |
| Population density : | 549 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | dehradun.nic.in |
The Dehradun District ( Hindi देहरादून जिला ) is a district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand . The district administration is based in Dehradun - also the interim capital of Uttarakhand.
geography
The Dehradun District is located in the Garhwal Division in the southwest of Uttarakhand in the Siwalik Range at the foot of the Front Himalayas . Dehradun borders Himachal Pradesh to the west and Uttar Pradesh to the southwest . In the south lies the neighboring district of Haridwar , in the southeast Pauri Garhwal , in the east Tehri Garhwal and in the north Uttarkashi . The area of the Dehradun district is 3088 km². The district of Dehradun lies between the rivers of Tons and Yamuna in the west and that of the Ganges in the east. The largest city is Dehradun with 714,223 inhabitants (as of 2011, urban agglomeration). Then comes Rishikesh with 102,158 inhabitants.
population
According to the 2011 census, the Dehradun district has 1,696,694 inhabitants.
Worth seeing
The Hindu pilgrimage site of Rishikesh is located in the Dehradun district on the west bank of the Ganges .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract - Urban Agglomerations / Cities (PDF; 138 kB)
- ↑ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract - Uttarakhand. (PDF; 471 kB)
Almora | Bageshwar | Chamoli | Champawat | Dehradun | Haridwar | Nainital | Pauri Garhwal | Pithoragarh | Rudraprayag | Tehri Garhwal | Udham Singh Nagar | Uttarkashi
Coordinates: 30 ° 20 ' N , 78 ° 2' E