Bageshwar district
Bageshwar is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. The town of Bageshwar is the district headquarters. Prior to its establishment as a district in 1997 it was part of Almora district.
Bageshwar district | |
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District of Uttarakhand | |
Clockwise from top-left: Sarju river at Bageshwar, Panchachuli viewed from Kausani, Pindari Glacier, view from Vijaypur, Baijnath Temple | |
Location in Uttarakhand | |
| Coordinates: 29.85°N 79.77°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| Division | Kumaon |
| Headquarters | Bageshwar |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Anuradha Pal, IAS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,302 km2 (889 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 259,898 |
| • Density | 108/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Native | Kumaoni |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Website | bageshwar |
Bageshwar district is in Kumaon, and is bounded on the west and northwest by Chamoli District, on the northeast and east by Pithoragarh District, and on the south by Almora District.
As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Uttarakhand (out of 13), after Rudraprayag and Champawat.
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