Chamoli district

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Chamoli district
District of Uttarakhand
Clockwise from top-left: Badrinath Temple, Valley of Flowers National Park, Bedni Bugyal, Nanda Devi, Hemkund Sahib
Location in Uttarakhand
Chamoli district
Coordinates: 30°25′N 79°20′E / 30.42°N 79.33°E / 30.42; 79.33
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
Division	Garhwal
Established	24 February 1960
Headquarters	Chamoli Gopeshwar
Tehsils	12
Government
• District collector	Himanshu Khurana IAS[1]
• Lok Sabha constituency	Garhwal
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Badrinath, Karnaprayag, Tharali(SC)
Area
• Total	8,030 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
• Rank	I in the state
Highest elevation (Nanda Devi)	7,816 m (25,643 ft)
Lowest elevation (Gauchar)	800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
• Total	391,605
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Language
• Official	Hindi[2]
• Regional	Garhwali[3]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UK 11
Website	chamoli.nic.in

Chamoli district is a district of the Uttarakhand state of India.^[4] It is bounded by the Tibet region to the north, and by the Uttarakhand districts of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar to the east, Almora to the south, Pauri Garhwal to the southwest, Rudraprayag to the west, and Uttarkashi to the northwest. The administrative headquarters of Chamoli district is in Gopeshwar.

Chamoli hosts a variety of destinations of pilgrim and tourist interest including Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib and Valley of Flowers. Chipko movement was first started in Chamoli.