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Uttarakhand has a total area of 53,483 km 2 (20,650 sq mi), equal to 1.6% of the total area of India. Dehradun serves as the state capital, with Nainital being the judicial capital. The state is divided into two divisions, Garhwal and Kumaon, with a total of 13 districts. The forest cover in the state is 45.4% of the state's geographical area.
Uttarakhand has a total geographic area of 53,483 km 2, of which 86% is mountainous and 65% is covered by forest. [1] Most of the northern parts of the state are part of Greater Himalaya ranges, covered by the high Himalayan peaks and glaciers, while the lower foothills were densely forested till denuded by the British log merchants and later, after independence, by forest contractors.
India shares land borders with six sovereign nations. The state's Ministry of Home Affairs also recognizes a 106 kilometres (66 mi) land border with a seventh nation, Afghanistan, as part of its claim on the Kashmir region; however, this is disputed and the region bordering Afghanistan has been administered by Pakistan as part of Gilgit-Baltistan since 1947 (see Durand Line).
Location of Uttarakhand. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uttarakhand: . Uttarakhand – state in the northern part of India.It is often referred to as the Devabhumi (literally: "Land of the Gods") due to many Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state.
Northwest India borders Pakistan to the west, and the Tibet Autonomous Region and Xinjiang of China to the northeast. [ c ] Before the Partition of India , the term "Northwest India" included the entirety of Punjab , Sindh [ 9 ] and North West Frontier Province , in addition to the territory of modern-day India west of the 77th meridian east ...
Minor areas of eastern Kashmir's Ladakh division, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on the Chinese frontier are claimed by China. These areas are under Indian control. A small area of Uttarakhand adjoining the Nepal border along the Sarda river is disputed between the two countries.
The Lipulekh Pass (Chinese: 里普列克山口) is a Himalayan pass on the border between Uttarakhand, India and the Tibet region of China, [2] near their trijunction with Nepal. Nepal has had ongoing claims to the southern side of the pass, called Kalapani territory , which has been under Indian administration since around 1960, but this issue ...
The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders. [1] Countries or territories that are connected only by man-made structures such as bridges, causeways or tunnels are not considered to have land borders. However, borders along lakes, rivers, and other internal waters are considered land ...