Garhwal District

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United Provinces, 1903.
United Provinces, 1903.

Garhwal District is a former district of British India, in the Kumaon Division of the United Provinces, and had an area of 5629 sq. mi [1].

It later became a part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh it has been divided into the present-day districts of Chamoli, Pauri Garhwal, Tehri, and Rudraprayag. Now it is a part of Uttarakhand provivce and divided into Chamoli, Pauri Garhwal, Tehri, and Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi district

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  1. ^ Garhwal This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain..

Coordinates: 30°15′N, 79°20′E