Himachal Pradesh
state in northern India
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Summary
Himachal Pradesh is a state of India[1]. It draws 12,667 Wikipedia views per month (state of india category, ranking #18 of 44).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: India[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Head of government: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Head of state: Shiv Pratap Shukla[7]
- Capital: Shimla[8]
- Shares border with: Uttarakhand[9], Punjab[10], Haryana[11], Jammu and Kashmir[12], Ladakh[13], Tibet Autonomous Region[14], Uttar Pradesh[15]
- Legislative body: Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly[16]
- Executive body: Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly[17]
- Postal code: 17[18]
- Commons category: Himachal Pradesh[19]
- Licence plate code: HP[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:30[21]
- Inception: 1971[22]
- Official website: http://himachal.nic.in[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Himachal Pradesh[24]
- Commons gallery: हिमाचल प्रदेश[25]
- Population: 6,864,602[26]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Himachal Pradesh[27]
- Office held by head of government: Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh[28]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[29]
- Official name: हिमाचल[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Himachal Pradesh[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Himachal Pradesh[32]
- Female population: 3,382,729[33]
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Physical Characteristics
Himachal Pradesh covers an area of 55,780 km²[34]. It sits at an elevation of 2319 m[35].
Why It Matters
Himachal Pradesh has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]