Pithoragarh
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Place details
- Locality
- Pithoragarh
- Region
- Uttarakhand
- Country
- India
- Population
- 47,571
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Pithoragarh
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Kumaoni
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Pithoragarh Sunrise.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Pithoragarh city, Uttarakhand during Sunrise
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Uttarakhand#India
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Uttarakhand, India
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttarakhand
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipal council of India
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Uttarakhand
- Population
- +56044
- Area
- +9
- Elevation
- +1514
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Pithoragarh district
- Official website
- pithoragarh.nic.in
- Image
- Pithoragarh Fort.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Government and politics
- Culture
- Festivals
- In popular culture
- Transport
- Education
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Pithoragarh (Kumaoni: ''Pithor'garh'') is a Himalayan town with a municipal corporation in Pithoragarh district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the largest hill town in Kumaon division as well as in Uttarakhand.
== Etymology == Tradition has it that during the reign of the Chand Rajas of Kumaon, one Piru, also called Prithvi Gosain, built a fort here and named it Prithvigarh which, in the course of time, got changed to Pithoragarh.