Dehradun
Dehradun (/ˌdɛrəˈduːn/) is the capital city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is between the rivers Ganga and Yamuna. The city is in the foothills of the Himalayas and known for its beautiful landscape.
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| Coordinates: 30°20′42″N 78°01′44″E / 30.345°N 78.029°ECoordinates: 30°20′42″N 78°01′44″E / 30.345°N 78.029°E | |||||||||
| Country |  India | ||||||||
| State | Uttarakhand | ||||||||
| District | Dehradun | ||||||||
| Founded | 1676 | ||||||||
| Municipality | 1867 | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | Mayor–Council | ||||||||
| • Body | Dehradun Municipal Corporation | ||||||||
| • Mayor | Sunil Uniyal 'Gama' (BJP) | ||||||||
| • Municipal Commissioner | Vinay Shankar Pandey,[1] IAS | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • City | 196.48 km2 (75.86 sq mi) | ||||||||
| • Metro | 300 km2 (100 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
| • City | 803,983 (2018) | ||||||||
| • Rank | 79th | ||||||||
| • Metro | 1,279,083 (2001) | ||||||||
| Languages | |||||||||
| • Official | Hindi[7] | ||||||||
| • Additional official | Sanskrit[8][9] | ||||||||
| • Regional | Garhwali, Jaunsari | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) | ||||||||
| PIN | 248001 | ||||||||
| Vehicle registration | UK-07 | ||||||||
| Website | dehradun | ||||||||
Dehradun Media
Doon Valley, Dehradun, 1850s
Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib in 1858. The construction of the present building was completed in 1707.
Princely flag of Kingdom of Garhwal. Dehradun was part of the princely state of Garhwal before becoming part of British India after the Anglo-Nepalese War in 1816.
Capt John War memorial maintained by the army at Dehradun
A cloudy view of Rajpur Town, Dehradun
The Municipality office of Dehradun City
Main Building of The Doon School
Front view of Forest Research Institute
Central Braille Press, Dehradun – the first Braille press of India
Statue of Tara and Great Stupa Dehra Dun
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References
- ↑ "Nagar Nigam".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About Nagar Nigam Dehradun".
- ↑ "Census of India - Uttarakhand - Town Amenities (Row 27, Column 24)" (PDF). Census of India. p. 391. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ↑ "Dehradun". Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ↑ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ↑ "Sanskrit is second official language in Uttarakhand" (in en). Hindustan Times. 19 January 2010. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/sanskrit-is-second-official-language-in-uttarakhand/story-wxk51l8Re4vNxofrr7FAJK.html. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Sanskrit second official language of Uttarakhand" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 21 January 2010. https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Sanskrit-second-official-language-of-Uttarakhand/article15965492.ece. Retrieved 28 January 2020.