Una (district)

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Una District
उना जिला
District map
State Himachal Pradesh
Administrative headquarters : Una
Area : 1540 km²
Residents : 521,173 (2011)
Population density : 338 inhabitants / km²
Website : http://hpuna.nic.in/

The district of Una ( Hindi : उना जिला ) is a district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh . The district administration is based in Una . The district was created on September 1, 1972 by separation from the district of Kangra .

geography

Thaneekpura

The Una district is located in the southwest of Himachal Pradesh in the area between the Siwalik chains and the Front Himalayas . Neighboring districts are Kangra in the north, Hamirpur in the northeast and Bilaspur in the southeast. In the southwest the district borders on Punjab . The Swan River , a right tributary of the Satluj , flows through the district in a south-easterly direction. In the southeast of the district is the Gobind-Sagar reservoir . The area of ​​the Una district is 1540 km².

population

According to the 2011 census, the Una district has 521,173 inhabitants. The population density is 338 people per square kilometer, above the state average.

Web links

Commons : Una District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website of the Una district
  2. Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract - Himachal Pradesh. (PDF; 452 kB)

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Coordinates: 31 ° 34 '  N , 76 ° 13'  E