Himachal Pradesh

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 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 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