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Chamoli vs Dehradun

Uttarakhand · Uttarakhand

MetricChamoliDehradun
Population3,91,605 (3.92 lakh)16,96,694 (17.0 lakh)
Area7,613 km²3,088 km²
Density51 / km²549 / km²
HeadquartersChamoli GopeshwarDehradun
Established1871
Native nameचमोली गढ़वालदेहरादून
Opportunities11
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Chamoli

Chamoli district is a district of the Uttarakhand state of India. It is bounded by China's Xizang Autonomous 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.

Dehradun

Dehradun district is a district in Garhwal division which is a part of Uttarakhand state in northern India. The district headquarters is Dehradun, which has also served as the interim capital of Uttarakhand since its founding in 2000. The district has 6 tehsils, 6 community development blocks, 17 towns, 764 inhabited villages, and 18 unpopulated villages. The district stretches from the Ganges river in the east to the Yamuna river in the west, and from the Terai and Shivaliks in the south and southeast to the Great Himalaya in the northwest. During the British Raj, the official name of the district was Dehra Dun. In 1842, Dun was attached to Saharanpur district and placed under an officer subordinate to the Collector of the district but since 1871 has been administered as a separate district.