The history is that of Uttar Pradesh. It is a newly created state carved out from Uttar Pradesh from 9.11.2000.

Almora, Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, Pithorgarh and Rudrapur.

Ganga, Yamuna, Bhagirathi, Alaknanda, Mandakini.

1. ALMORA: A cantonment with some military establishments. A beautiful District with valleys, and lot of flora and fauna. The beauty of the district was described by Gandhiji as " Why our people need go to Europe in search of health?". Vivekananda described it as " a centre of meditation and of peace and I believe someone to realize it".
2. BAGHESHWAR: A district famous for religious temples and a few places of interest.
3. CHAMOLI: Famous Badrinath and Kedarnath temples are located in this District.
4. CHAMPAWAT : Baleshwar Temple is very famous. It is believed that Lord Vishnu took the "Kurma" avatar in this district.
5. DEHRADUN:a). Lies on the Doon Valley. b). Capital of Uttarakhand. c). Beautiful city with Himalayas, Shivalik hills surrounding it and Ganga and Yamuna passing through it.d).The city has a number of educational institutions of which Doon School is very famous for passing out leading personalities. e).Major institutions located here are:Indian Military Academy; Forest Research Institute.; Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration for UPSC passed out IAS and other candidates; Wild Life Institute of India; Oil and National Gas Commission headquarters; Indian Institute of Petroleum; Zoological Survey of India; Botanical Survey of India; Indian Institute of Remote Sensing.; Opto Electronics Factory; Ordnance Factory; f) The place and district is famous for the "Basmati Rice". g)Haridwar and Rishikesh - the famous Hindu Pilgrimage Centres are located here.
6. HARIDWAR : It means " Gateway to God". The most holy place for Hindus. Kumbh Mela is held here once in every 12 years, attended by crores of people. Roorkee is another town with a few industries like BHEL and IIT. The city Roorkee also holds the record of having the first engineering college in India, which later became an IIT.
7. NAINITAL: Lies on the Kumaon Hills - a famous Hill resort. Famous for Some British established educational institutions, and few places of interet. Named after local deity "Naina Devi". Haldwani is another town with few educational institutions like Medical College etc.,
8. PAURI GARHWAL : A hilly place of interest for nature lovers.
9. PITHORGARH: A hilly place with few places of interest. It lies on the route to Mount Kailash and Manasarovar. Has a few National Parks. There are many other places of interest in this district.
10.RUDRAPRAYAG : The town lies at the confluence of Alaknanda and Mandakini rivers. Kedarnath the holy town lies about 60 Kms from here.
11.TEHRI GARHWAL : Tehri is the HQ. It was a princely state. The name Tehri is believed to have been derived from " Tri Hari" signifying that the place washes away three types of sins born out of "thought" "word" and "deed". It is here a major dam is being built which is objected to by "Chipko" movement headed by Sundar Lal Bahuguna.
12. UDHAM SINGH NAGAR : Rudrapur is the HQ. GB Pant University of Agriculture is located here.
13. UTTAR KASHI : In this district lies the source of Ganga and Yamuna.
 

1. Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath all religious places. 2. Dehradun, Nainital and Mussorie are all places of interest. 3. Jim Corbet National Park and few more National Parks are there.

Nityanand Swamy - 2000-2001.