Reckong Peo

Reckong Peo
Town
Main street, Reckong Peo, 2010
Reckong Peo Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 31°32′25″N 78°16′20″E / 31.540278°N 78.272222°E / 31.540278; 78.272222Coordinates: 31°32′25″N 78°16′20″E / 31.540278°N 78.272222°E / 31.540278; 78.272222
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Population
• Total	9,010
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Nearest city	Rampur, Kalpa, Pooh, Rohru, Chaupal, Ani, Nichar, Morang
Lok Sabha constituency	Shimla
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kinnur

Downtown Rekong Peo

Reckong Peo, also simply known as Peo by the local inhabitants, is the capital of Kinnaur district, one of the twelve administrative districts of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

At a height of 2,290 metres (7,513 ft), Reckong Peo is 260 kilometres (162 miles) from Shimla and seven kilometres (4⅓ miles) from Powari. Earlier Kalpa was the headquarters later changed to Reckong Peo, named after group of people who used to own this place in ancient times.^{[citation needed]}

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External links

• Fresh spell of snowfall and light showers in the upper reaches of the hill state
• Info on Reckong Peo from Government of India portal

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