South Asia
India
Himachal Pradesh

Shimla district

Shimla district is in , and has an elevation of 2,446 metres.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kotkhai and Jubbal.

Village
is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in in the Indian state of .The name is derived from Hindi language where the name "Kot" means Kings Palace and "Khai" means trench, therefore "Kotkhai" means "Kings palace situated in trench". is situated 7 km southwest of Shimla district.

Town
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is a tehsil, town and a nagar panchayat in in the state of which shares its boundary with the state of towards south-east. is situated 10 km southeast of Shimla district.

Shimla district

Latitude
31.1667° or 31° 10′ north
Longitude
77.5833° or 77° 35′ east
Population
814,000
Elevation
2,446 metres (8,025 feet)
Abbreviation
“SHM”
Open location code
8J3V5H8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
1256238
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Shimla district” 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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