Shimla

Shimla is in , and has about 814,000 residents and an elevation of 2,446 metres.
  • …has 814,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 2,446 metres (8,025 feet)
  • …is abbreviated as “SHM”
  • Also known as
    “Shimla district”
    “Simla”
    “Simla District”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kotkhai and Jubbal.

Village
is a town and a Nagar Panchayat… is situated 7 km southwest of Shimla.

Town
Photo: Snjsharma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a tehsil, town and a nagar panchayat… is situated 10 km southeast of Shimla.

Shimla

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Latitude
31.1667° or 31° 10′ north
Longitude
77.5833° or 77° 35′ east
Open location code
8J3V5H8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
1256238

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Shimla” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Districte de Simla”
  • Chinese: “西姆拉县”
  • French: “District de Shimla”
  • Gujarati: “શિમલા જિલ્લો”
  • Hindi: “शिमला जिला”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Shimla”
  • Nepali: “शिमला जिल्ला”
  • Oriya: “ଶିମଲା ଜିଲ୍ଲା”
  • Panjabi: “ਸ਼ਿਮਲਾ ਜ਼ਿਲਾ”
  • Russian: “Шимла”
  • Sanskrit: “शिमलामण्डलम्”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Shimla”
  • Tamil: “சிம்லா மாவட்டம்”
  • Urdu: “ضلع شملہ”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع شملا”

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