Pithoragarh (District)

Pithoragarh ; District पिथौरागढ़ जिला
State	Uttarakhand
Division :	Kumaon
Administrative headquarters :	Pithoragarh
Area :	7090 km²
Residents :	483,439 (2011)
Population density :	68 inhabitants / km²
Website :	pithoragarh.nic.in

The district of Pithoragarh ( Hindi पिथौरागढ़ जिला ) is a district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand . The seat of the district administration is Pithoragarh .

geography

Gori river valley

The Pithoragarh District is located in the Kumaon Division in the northeast of Uttarakhand in the Kumaon Himalayas . Neighboring districts are Chamoli , Bageshwar and Almora in the west and Champawat in the south. In the east, the Pithoragarh district borders on Nepal . The course of the Kali river forms the border. In the north, the watershed of the main Himalayan ridge forms the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region . The area of the Pithoragarh district is located in the catchment area of the Kali. The area of the district Pithoragarh is 7090 km².