Pauri Garhwal district
district of Uttarakhand, India
Pauri Garhwal district is a district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Its headquarters is in the town of Pauri. It is sometimes referred to simply as Garhwal district, though it should not be confused with the larger Garhwal region of which it is only a part of.
Geography
Located partly in the Gangetic plain and partly in the Lower Himalayas, Pauri Garhwal district encompasses an area of 5,230 square kilometres (2,020 sq mi) and is situated between 29° 45' to 30°15' North Latitude and 78° 24' to 79° 23' East Longitude. The district is bordered on the southwest by Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh, and, clockwise from west to southeast, by the Uttarakhand districts of Haridwar, Dehradun, Tehri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Almora, and Nainital.
Climate
The climate of Pauri Garhwal is warm in summer and cold in winter. In the rainy season the climate is cool and the landscape green. However, in Kotdwar and the adjoining Bhabar area, it is quite hot, reaching well above 40 °C (104 °F) during the summer. In the winter, many parts of Pauri receive snowfall.
History
Human civilization in the Garhwal Himalayas has progressed with the rest of the Indian sub-continent.
“Pauri Garhwal district” enters the record as district of Uttarakhand, India. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Pauri, Garhwal and district can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2085474. VIAF identifies the subject as 135191963. The Library of Congress control number is no99018186. Authority coordinates are 29.800, 78.740. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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