Almorah

Almora अल्मोड़ा Home of Bal Mithai
Hill station
View of Almora City in 2013
Nickname(s): Cultural City Sanskritic Nagar
Almora Show map of India Almora Show map of Uttarakhand Location in Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates: 29°35′50″N 79°39′33″E / 29.5971°N 79.6591°E / 29.5971; 79.6591Coordinates: 29°35′50″N 79°39′33″E / 29.5971°N 79.6591°E / 29.5971; 79.6591
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
Division	Kumaon
District	Almora
Established	1568
Founded by	Kalyan Chand
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Mayor	Prakash Joshi
Area
• Total	20.66 km2 (7.98 sq mi)
Elevation	1,642 m (5,387 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	35,513
• Rank	14th (in Uttarakhand)
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi Sanskrit
• Spoken	Kumaoni
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	263601
Telephone code	91-5962
Vehicle registration	UK-01
Sex ratio	1142 ♂/♀
Climate	Alpine (BSh) and Humid subtropical(Cwb) (Köppen)
Avg. annual temperature	−3 to 28 °C (27 to 82 °F)
Avg. summer temperature	12 to 28 °C (54 to 82 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	−3 to 15 °C (27 to 59 °F)
Website	almora.nic.in

Almora Hindustani pronunciation: [əlmoːɽaː] is a municipal board and a cantonment town in the Almora district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Almora district. Almora is located on a ridge at the southern edge of the Kumaon Hills of the Himalaya range, at a distance of 365 km from the national capital New Delhi and 415 km from the state capital Dehradun. According to the provisional results of the 2011 national census of India, Almora has a population of 35,513. Nestled within higher peaks of the Himalaya, Almora enjoys a year-round mild temperate climate.

Almora was founded in 1568 by King Kalyan Chand, however there are accounts of human settlements in the hills and surrounding region in the Hindu epic Mahabharata (8th and 9th century BCE). Almora was the seat of chand kings that ruled over the Kumaon Kingdom. It is considered the cultural heart of the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.

Almora got its name from "kilmora" a short plant found in nearby region, which was used for washing the utensils of the sun temple at Katarmal. The people bringing kilmora were called Kilmori and later "Almori" and the place came to be known as "Almora".

When king Bhishm Chand laid the foundation of the town, he had initially named it Alamnagar. Prior to that, Almora was known as 'Rajapur' during the early phase of Chand rule. The name 'Rajpur' is also mentioned over a number of ancient copper plates.

Almora was founded in 1568 by Kalyan Chand during the rule of the Chand dynasty. Prior to that the region was under the control of Katyuri King Bhaichaldeo who donated a part of Almora to Sri Chand Tiwari.