Uttarakhand was formed on 9th November 2000 as the 27th
State of India, when it was carved out of northern Uttar Pradesh. In January 2007, the name of the state was officially changed from Uttaranchal to
Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand has two regions namely Kumaon and Gharwal.
Capital city: Dehradun
Chief Minister: Pushkar Singh Dhami
Governor : Gurmit Singh
International Borders: China (Tibet) in the north and Nepal in the east
State Day Celebration: 9th November
Highest mountain peaks:
Peak Name District
23rd Rank in the world 2nd Rank in India Nanda Devi Chamoli
29the Rank in the World 3rd Rank in India Kamet Chamoli
76th Rank in the Word and 10th Rank in India Abi Gamin Chamoli
92nd Rank in the world and 11th rank in India Mana Chamoli
97th Rank in the world 12th rank in India Mukut Parbat Chamoli
-- -- Chaukhamba Uttarkashi-Chamoli
-- -- Trisul Bageshwar
-- -- Hardeol Pithoragarh
National Parks:
Name of National Park Special Species (if any important) Important Remarks
1. Jim Corbett National Park - Bengali tiger ---
2. Valley Of Flowers National Park - snow leopard, Himalayan musk deer UNESCO world heritage site In Nanda Devi Biosphere
3. Reserve
4. Nanda Devi National Park --- In Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
5. Gangotri National Park --- river Ganga is on the premises, Goumukh glacier Rajaji National Park --- got its name from Sri C. Rajgopalachariwho was affectionately referred to as 'Rajaji'. He was the first recipient of haratRatna
Power plants at Uttrakhand
1. Chibro Power Plant
2.Khodri Power Plant
3.Chilla Power Plant
Airports:
1. Jolly Grant Airport -
Dehradun
2. The Pant Nagar Airport-
Pantnagar of Udhamsinghnagar district
3.NainiSaini Airport
(Pithoragarh Airstrip) – Pithoragarh
Folk Dances:
1. Choliya Dance – Kumaon region
2. LangvirNritya
3. PandavNritya - Gharwal region
4. Ramola
5. Shotiya Tribal Folk Dances- Bhotiyatribals
Important Lakes:
Lake Located in/near
1 Bheemtal Lake Bheemtal
2 Devaria Tal Ukhimath
3 Naini Lake Nainital
Important Rivers:
1 Ganga River Primary Source- Gangotri Glacier
2 Bhagirathi River Headstream of Ganga,Primary Source-
Gangotri and Khatling glaciers
3 Alaknanda River Headstream of Ganga, Primary Source-
Satopanth and BhagirathKharak glaciers
4 Kosi River
5 Yamuna River largest tributary river of the Ganga, Primary
Source- Yamunotri Glacier
