Chamoli district

Chamoli district
Location in Uttarakhand
Location in Uttarakhand
Map
Chamoli district
Coordinates: 30°25′N 79°20′E / 30.42°N 79.33°E / 30.42; 79.33
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DivisionGarhwal
Established24 February 1960
HeadquartersChamoli Gopeshwar
Tehsils12
Government
 • District collectorHimanshu Khurana IAS[1]
 • Lok Sabha constituencyGarhwal
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesBadrinath, Karnaprayag, Tharali(SC)
Area
 • Total
8,030 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
 • RankI in the state
Highest elevation7,816 m (25,643 ft)
Lowest elevation800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 • Total
391,605
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • RegionalGarhwali[3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUK 11
Websitechamoli.nic.in

Chamoli district is a district of the Uttarakhand state of India.[4] It is bounded by the Tibet region to the north, and by the Uttarakhand districts of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar to the east, Almora to the south, Pauri Garhwal to the southwest, Rudraprayag to the west, and Uttarkashi to the northwest. The administrative headquarters of Chamoli district is in Gopeshwar.

Chamoli hosts a variety of destinations of pilgrim and tourist interest including Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib and Valley of Flowers. Chipko movement was first started in Chamoli.

  1. ^ "Collectorate | Chamoli District Website | India". Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Garhwali". Ethnologue. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Chamoli district at a glance" (PDF).