Lahaul and Spiti district
Lahaul and Spiti district | |
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Bhaga valley in Lahaul (top); Spiti valley near Losar (bottom) | |
Interactive map of Lahaul and Spiti district | |
| Coordinates (Keylong): 32°30′N 77°36′E / 32.500°N 77.600°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| Headquarters | Keylong |
| Government | |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 01 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,833 km2 (5,341 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 31,564 |
| • Density | 2.2818/km2 (5.9098/sq mi) |
| • Urban | None |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 86.97% (male), 66.5% (female) |
| • Sex ratio | 916 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Native | Lahuli–Spiti languages |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | HP-41, HP-42, HP-43 |
| Major highways | one (Manali-Leh National Highway) |
| Average annual precipitation | Scanty rainfall |
| Website | https://hplahaulspiti.gov.in |
Lahaul and Spiti district is a high-altitude district in Himachal Pradesh, north India. This entirely mountainous district consists of two geographically distinct as well as formerly separate political-administrative units, called Lahaul (Tibetan: གར་ཞ་, Wylie: gar zha) and Spiti (Tibetan: སྤི་ཏི་, Wylie: spi ti; or Tibetan: སྤྱི་ཏི, Wylie: spyi ti). Lahaul and Spiti is the largest district by area in Himachal Pradesh, and one of the least populous districts in the whole of India. Kyelang (also spelled as 'Keylong') in Lahaul is the headquarters of the whole district, while Spiti also has a subdivisional headquarters, at Kaza.
Lahaul and Spiti is fast becoming a top weekend getaway destination in Himachal, due to improved road access via Atal Tunnel and rising investment in resorts and adventure activities.