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Travel Guidelines !
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How to reach DEHRADUN
 About Dehradun
Dehradun , previously called Dehra Doon, is the capital city of Uttaranchal state of India and is also the headquarter of Dehradun District. It is located in the Doon valley, 230 kilometers north of Indian capital New Delhi and the Delhi metro. It is surrounded by the Himalayas mountains on the north, Shivalik Hills on the south, and the river Ganges east and the river Yamuna on the west. The water divide of Ganga and Yamuna passes through the city. It is also located on the northern side of the fertile Gangetic plains of India. Before the creation of Uttaranchal on November 9th 2000, Dehradun was a part of the historic state Uttar Pradesh. Neighbouring cities and towns include Haridwar, Rishikesh, Roorkee, Mussoorie and Saharanpur.
Climate
Dehradun has typical weather of a north Indian city: cold winters, hot summer, rainy monsoon season and a balmy spring. The winter ranges from November to March is cold, temperature touching freezing occasionally. The months of December and January are the coldest due to winter rains, coinciding with snow-fall in the nearby mountains ranges. Overall the winters are dry. The spring, lasting from March to April, are very pleasant. Almost overnight, with almost no warning, sometime in April spring leads to onset of summer months. Summer last from April-May to July, with fairly high tempertures (sometimes even higher than 40 °C). Monsoon months, ranging from July-September, are a welcome change after the hot summer as they bring the monsoon rains from Arabian Sea (south-west of Indian subcontinent). The monsoon months are extremely humid specially July and early August. A brief autumn, between September and October, leads to winter months. There are so special changes in the autumn season except for mild weather. The region around Dehradun does not experience the falling of leaves, typical of cold regions.
Facts
| Latitude, Longitude and Altitude : |
30° 19' North, 78° 04' East and 635 meters (2,100 feet) above sea level. |
| Temperature : |
Summer (April-July): 16 °C - 36 °C. Winter (November-February): 2 °C - 24 °C . |
| Languages spoken : |
Nepali, Hindi, English, Garhwali ,Punjabi, Sindhi, and Urdu. |
| Population (1991 census) : |
1,025,680 (55% males and 45% females). |
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