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[[File:UttarakhandDistricts numbered.svg|350px|thumb|Districts of Uttarakhand]]
A district of [[Uttarakhand]] state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a [[District magistrate|District Magistrate]] (earlier called District Collector), an officer belonging to the [[Indian Administrative Service]]. The district magistrates are assisted by a number of officers (such as deputy collector, assistant collector, additional district magistrate, [[sub-divisional magistrate]], [[tehsildar]], [[tehsil|naib tehsildar]] belonging to the [[Uttarakhand Public Service Commission|Uttarakhand Civil Service]] and other Uttarakhand state services.

A [[Superintendent of Police (India)|Superintendent of Police]], an officer belonging to the [[Indian Police Service]], heads the police in the district and is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues. He is assisted by the officers of the [[Uttarakhand Police|Uttarakhand Police Service]].

A [[Deputy conservator of forests|Deputy Conservator of Forests]], an officer belonging to the [[Indian Forest Service]], is responsible for managing the Forests, environment and wild-life related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the [[Environment and Forests Department (Uttarakhand)|Uttarakhand Forest Service]] and other Uttarakhand forest officials and Uttarakhand wildlife officials.

Sectoral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as Public works, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to the various Uttarakhand state services.

Four new districts are proposed in Uttarakhand: [[Didihat district|Didihat]], [[Kotdwar district|Kotdwar]], [[Ranikhet district|Ranikhet]] and [[Yamunotri district|Yamunotri]].<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttarakhand/uttarakhand-cm-announces-four-new-districts_726353.html Uttarakhand CM announces four new districts]</ref>

==List of districts==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Code
! District
! Headquarters<ref name=knowindia>{{cite web | url = http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=UA | title = Uttarakhand - Districts of India: Know India | publisher = National Portal of India | access-date = 2009-04-04}}</ref>
! Population ([[2011 Census of India|As of 2011]])<ref>http://updateox.com/india/district-wise-population-india-as-of-2011-census/</ref>
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref>http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=UA</ref>
! Density (/km<sup>2</sup>)
! Division
! Map
|-
| AL || [[Almora district|Almora]] || [[Almora]] || 621,972 || 3,083 || 201 || [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] ||[[File:Almora district.svg|100px]]
|-
| BA || [[Bageshwar district|Bageshwar]] || [[Bageshwar]] || 259,840 || 2,302 || 113 || [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] ||[[File:Bageshwar district.svg|100px]]
|-
| CL || [[Chamoli district|Chamoli]] || [[Chamoli Gopeshwar|Gopeshwar]] || 391,114 || 8,030 || 49 || [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]] ||[[File:Chamoli district.svg|100px]]
|-
| CP || [[Champawat district|Champawat]] || [[Champawat]] || 259,315 || 1,781 || 146 || [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] ||[[File:Champawat district.svg|100px]]
|-
| DD || [[Dehradun district|Dehradun]] || [[Dehradun]] || 1,695,860 || 3,088 || 550 || [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]] ||[[File:Dehradun district.svg|100px]]
|-
| HA || [[Haridwar district|Haridwar]] || [[Haridwar]] || 1,927,029 || 2,360 || 817 || [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]] ||[[File:Haridwar district.svg|100px]]
|-
| NA || [[Nainital district|Nainital]] || [[Nainital]] || 955,128 || 3,860 || 247 || [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] ||[[File:Nainital district.svg|100px]]
|-
| PG || [[Pauri Garhwal district|Pauri Garhwal]] || [[Pauri]] || 686,572 || 5,399 || 127 || [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]] ||[[File:Pauri Garhwal district.svg|100px]]
|-
| PI || [[Pithoragarh district|Pithoragarh]] || [[Pithoragarh]] || 485,993 || 7,100 || 68 || [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] ||[[File:Pithoragarh district.svg|100px]]
|-
| RP || [[Rudraprayag district|Rudraprayag]] || [[Rudraprayag]] || 236,857 || 1,890 || 125 || [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]] ||[[File:Rudraprayag district.svg|100px]]
|-
| TG || [[Tehri Garhwal district|Tehri Garhwal]] || [[Tehri]] || 616,409 || 4,080 || 151 || [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]] ||[[File:Tehri Garhwal district.svg|100px]]
|-
| US || [[Udham Singh Nagar district|Udham Singh Nagar]] || [[Rudrapur, Uttarakhand|Rudrapur]] || 1,648,367 || 2,908 || 567 || [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] ||[[File:Udham Singh Nagar district.svg|100px]]
|-
|-
| UT || [[Uttarkashi district|Uttarkashi]] || [[Uttarkashi]] || 329,686 || 8,016 || 41 || [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]] ||[[File:Uttarkashi district.svg|100px]]
|}

==Proposed districts==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Proposed District
! Proposed Headquarters
! Current District
! Division
|-
| [[Didihat district|Didihat]]
| [[Didihat]]
| [[Pithoragarh district|Pithoragarh]]
| [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]]
|-
| [[Kotdwar district|Kotdwar]]
| [[Kotdwar]]
| [[Pauri Garhwal district|Pauri Garhwal]]
| [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]]
|-
| [[Ranikhet district|Ranikhet]]
| [[Ranikhet]]
| [[Almora district|Almora]]
| [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]]
|-
| [[Yamunotri district|Yamunotri]]
| [[Yamunotri]]
| [[Uttarkashi district|Uttarkashi]]
| [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]]
|}

==Popular demand for other districts==
* [[Kashipur, Uttarakhand|Kashipur]], from [[Udham Singh Nagar district]]
* [[Haldwani]], from [[Nainital district]]
* [[Roorkee]], from [[Haridwar district]]
* [[Gairsain]], from [[Chamoli district]]
* [[Rishikesh]], from [[Dehradun district]], [[Tehri Garhwal district]], and [[Pauri Garhwal district]]
* [[Chakrata]], from [[Dehradun district]]
* [[Dharchula]], from [[Pithoragarh district]]
* [[Gangotri]], from [[Uttarkashi district]]
* [[Ramnagar, Nainital|Ramnagar]], from [[Nainital district]]

==See also==
* [[Administrative divisions of Uttarakhand]]
* [[List of parganas of Uttarakhand]]
* [[List of tehsils of Uttarakhand]]
* [[List of community development blocks of Uttarakhand]]
* [[List of districts in India]]

==References==
{{commons category|Districts of Uttarakhand}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111017180458/http://uttarakhandstate.com/ More about Uttarakhand at state]

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{{Districts of India}}

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