Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼
State of India
Kangra Fort, 20 kilometres from the town of Dharamshala
Flag of Himachal Pradesh Flag
A map showing where the location of Himachal Pradesh is in the Republic of India
Topographic map of Himachal
Country	India
Region	North India
Government
• Legislature	Unicameral (295 seats)
Area
• Total	56,019 km2 (21,629 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,856,509
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Official languages	Punjabi · English
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Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश) (Punjabi: ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼) is a state in northern India. Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh. It covers an area of 56,019 km² (21,629 mi²), although the border with China is still disputed. The land contains high mountains. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the North Indian zone. It borders the disputed Indian-occupied territory of Indian-administered Kashmir to the north.

Himachal Pradesh was part of Indian Punjab before 1966.

The State of HP is divided into three Divisions, namely Mandi Division, Kangra Division, Shimla Division. The divisions are further sub-divided into 12 districts. These are further divided into 55 sub-divisions, 82 tehsils and 35 sub-tehsils.

Gallery

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  Mountain peaks in Lahul, Himachal Pradesh

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  Lady near Rothang Pass, Himachal Pradesh

Provincial symbols of Himachal Pradesh

• Indian state flag of Himachal Pradesh (proposed).jpg

  Provincial flag of Himachal Pradesh

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  Western tragopan, provincial bird of Himachal Pradesh

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  Snow Leopard, provincial animal of Himachal Pradesh

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  Cedrus deodara, provincial tree of Himachal Pradesh

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  Pink Rhododendron , provincial flower of Himachal Pradesh

Other websites

• Official website of Himachal Pradesh Government Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Himachal Pradesh Development Report Archived 2010-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Himachal Tourism Website
• Himachal's Daily news website