Himachal Pradesh

Summary

Himachal Pradesh is a state of India^[1]. It draws 8,727 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_india category, ranking #18 of 44).^[2]

Key Facts

• Himachal Pradesh is located in India^[3].
• Himachal Pradesh is in the country of India^[4].
• Himachal Pradesh's head of government is recorded as Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu^[5].
• Himachal Pradesh is on the continent of Asia^[6].
• Himachal Pradesh's instance of is recorded as state of India^[7].
• Himachal Pradesh's head of state is recorded as Shiv Pratap Shukla^[8].
• Himachal Pradesh's capital is recorded as Shimla^[9].
• Himachal Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as Uttarakhand^[10].
• Himachal Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as Punjab^[11].
• Himachal Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as Haryana^[12].
• Himachal Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as Jammu and Kashmir^[13].
• Himachal Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as Ladakh^[14].
• Himachal Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as Tibet Autonomous Region^[15].
• Himachal Pradesh's shares border with is recorded as Uttar Pradesh^[16].
• Himachal Pradesh's legislative body is recorded as Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly^[17].
• Himachal Pradesh's executive body is recorded as Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly^[18].
• Himachal Pradesh's postal code is recorded as 17^[19].
• Himachal Pradesh's Commons category is recorded as Himachal Pradesh^[20].
• Himachal Pradesh's licence plate code is recorded as HP^[21].
• Himachal Pradesh's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[22].
• 1971 marks the founding of Himachal Pradesh^[23].
• Himachal Pradesh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.103333333333, 'lon': 77.172222222222}^[24].
• Himachal Pradesh's official website is recorded as http://himachal.nic.in^[25].
• Himachal Pradesh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Himachal Pradesh^[26].
• Himachal Pradesh's Commons gallery is recorded as हिमाचल प्रदेश^[27].

Body

Geography

Himachal Pradesh is in the country of India^[4]. It is located in India^[3]. It is on the continent of Asia^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Himachal Pradesh covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+55780'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2319'}^[29]. It has a population of {'amount': '+6864602'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Himachal Pradesh's instance of is recorded as state of India^[7].

History and Context

1971 marks the founding of Himachal Pradesh^[23].

Why It Matters

Himachal Pradesh draws 8,727 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_india category, ranking #18 of 44).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]