Dehradun

Summary

Dehradun is a largest city^[1]. Dehradun draws 3,218 Wikipedia views per month (largest_city category, ranking #8 of 10).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dehradun is located in Dehradun district^[3].
• Dehradun is in the country of India^[4].
• Dehradun's instance of is recorded as largest city^[5].
• Dehradun's instance of is recorded as provincial capital^[6].
• Dehradun's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Dehradun's postal code is recorded as 248001^[8].
• Dehradun's Commons category is recorded as Dehradun^[9].
• Dehradun's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[10].
• Dehradun's local dialing code is recorded as 135^[11].
• 1676 marks the founding of Dehradun^[12].
• Dehradun's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.318, 'lon': 78.029}^[13].
• Dehradun's authority is recorded as Nagar Nigam Dehradun^[14].
• Dehradun's official website is recorded as http://dehradun.nic.in/^[15].
• Dehradun's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dehradun^[16].
• Dehradun has a population of {'amount': '+578420'}^[17].
• Dehradun's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Dehradun's capital of is recorded as Uttarakhand^[19].
• Dehradun's capital of is recorded as Dehradun district^[20].
• Dehradun's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dehradun'}^[21].
• Dehradun's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'hi', 'text': 'देहरादून'}^[22].
• Dehradun's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ur', 'text': 'دہرہ دون'}^[23].
• Dehradun's category for people born here is recorded as Q43458033^[24].
• Dehradun's category for people who died here is recorded as Q137803166^[25].
• Dehradun's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دَهْرَدُونِيٌّ'}^[26].
• Dehradun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dehradun'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Dehradun is in the country of India^[4]. Dehradun is located in Dehradun district^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Dehradun covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+300'}^[28]. Dehradun sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+435'}^[29]. Dehradun has a population of {'amount': '+578420'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include largest city^[5], provincial capital^[6], and big city^[7].

History and Context

1676 marks the founding of Dehradun^[12].

Why It Matters

Dehradun draws 3,218 Wikipedia views per month (largest_city category, ranking #8 of 10).^[2] Dehradun has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Dehradun is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]