Pauri-The Administrative Centre
Pauri Garhwal is a district of Uttrakhand. It is situated between 29° 45’ to 30°15’ Latitude and 78° 24’ to 79° 23’ E Longitude and has an area of 5230 km2. It is administratively into nine tehsils and fifteen developmental blocks. The nine tehsils are Pauri, Lansdown, Kotdwar, Thalisain, Dhumakot,Srinagar, Satpuli, Dhumakot and Yamkeshwar. Pauri is the administrative centre for the whole of Pauri Garhwal region and is situated at an altitude of 1650 m. and has a population of 24,743. The region of Pauri Garhwal is beautiful and full of high rugged snow laden peaks and low valleys. With its culture and warmth of the Garhwali people it is often spotted with tourists from all over the world.
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