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Almora is located at 40] in Almora district in Uttarakhand It is situated 365 km north-east the national capital New Delhi and 415 km south-east of the state capital Dehradun . It lies in the revenue Division Kumaon [ 41 ] and is located 63 km north of Nainital , the administrative headquarters of Kumaon. [ 42 ]
Almora town was the administrative headquarters of the Kumaun district; which was formed in 1815 following the defeat of Gorkha army in the Anglo-Gorkha war and the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli. The Kumaun district then consisted of the complete Kumaon Division excluding the Terai district with its headquarters at Kashipur . [ 4 ]
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In November 2000 when Uttarakhand was created as a new state it had inherited 13 districts. As of November 2022, no new districts have been created even though other newly created states have almost doubled the number of new districts for rapid development.
Almora: 11 2 Bageshwar: 6 3 Chamoli: 11 4 Champawat: 5 5 Dehradun: 7 6 Haridwar: 4 7 Nainital: 9 8 Pauri Garhwal: 13 9 Pithoragarh: 12 10 Rudraprayag: 4 11 Tehri Garhwal: 14 12 Udham Singh Nagar: 9 13 Uttarkashi: 8 Total: 113
Ranikhet has an average elevation of 1,869 m (6,132 ft) at a distance of 50 km (31 mi) from Almora and 60 km (37 mi) from Nainital. Administratively, the town is a part of Almora district; located to the west of district headquarters. It houses the headquarters of the Ranikhet tehsil and Ranikhet sub-division.
Almora Lok Sabha constituency is one of the five Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttarakhand. This constituency came into existence in 1952, following the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies. It comprises four districts namely Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat and Pithoragarh.
Almora Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. [ 2 ] It is part of Almora district.