Districts of western part of
Uttarkhand have temples of ancient art and architecture. Some of the districts of western part are Dehradun district,
Haridwar district,
Pauri Garhwal District and
Tehri Garhwal District. There are a lot more tourist places in Uttarakhand. Some of the places in Western part of Uttarakhand are Lansdowne, Mukteshwar, Naukuchiatal, Pauri, Munsiyari, Auli, Lohaghat and Landour. The limitless beauty of Uttarakhand and its cultural and religious association make it one of the most frequented travel destinations.
Dehradun District
Dehradun district is a district of Uttarakhand. The district headquarters is Dehradun, which has also served as the provisional capital of Uttaranchal since its founding in 2000. The district has 6 tehsils, 6 community development blocks, 17 towns and 764 inhabited villages, and 18 unpopulated villages. Dehradun district also includes the prominent towns of Rishikesh, Mussoorie, Landour and Chakrata. The district stretches from the Ganges river in the east to the
Yamuna river in the west, and from the Terai and Shivaliks in the south and southeast to the Great Himalaya in the northwest.
Haridwar District
Haridwar district is a district in the state of Uttarakhand. It is headquartered at
Haridwar which is also its largest city. The Dehradun District in the north rings Haridwar district, Pauri Garhwal District in the east,
Muzaffarnagar District and Bijnor District in the south and Saharanpur District in the west. A paradise for nature lovers and one of the seven holiest places of Hinduism, Haridwar presents a kaleidoscope of Indian culture and civilization.
Pauri Garhwal District
Pauri Garhwal is a district in Uttarakhand, with Pauri town as its headquarters.
Tehri Garhwal District
Tehri Garhwal District is one of the largest districts in Uttarakhand. The administrative headquarters of Tehri Garhwal District is at New Tehri. Tehri Garhwal District has a population of 604,747, a 16.15% increase over the previous decade. Tehri Garhwal District is surrounded by Rudraprayag District in the east, Dehradun District in the west, Uttarkashi District in the north, and Pauri Garhwal District in the south.
