Dera Doon

Dehradun
Metropolis
Clockwise from top: The Doon School, Jolly Grant Airport, Songtsen Library, view of Dehradun valley from Landour, Indian Military Academy, Forest Research Institute
Nickname(s): Doon
Dehradun Show map of Uttarakhand Dehradun Show map of India Location in Uttarakhand
Coordinates: 30°19′05″N 78°01′44″E / 30.318°N 78.029°E / 30.318; 78.029Coordinates: 30°19′05″N 78°01′44″E / 30.318°N 78.029°E / 30.318; 78.029
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Founded	1676
Founded by	Guru Ram Rai
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Vinod Chamoli (BJP)
• District Magistrate	S A Murugeshan, (IAS)
• Senior Superintendent of Police	Nivedita Kukreti, (IPS)
Area
• Metropolis	300 km2 (100 sq mi)
Elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
Population (2011)
• Metropolis	578,420
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
• Metro	714,223
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	248001
Telephone code	+91–135
Vehicle registration	UK-07
Website	dehradun.nic.in

Dehradun (/ˌdɛrəˈduːn/) or Dehra Dun is the capital city of Uttarakhand, a state in the northern part of India. Located in the Garhwal region, it lies 236 kilometres (147 mi) north of India's capital New Delhi and is one of the "Counter Magnets" of the National Capital Region (NCR) being developed as an alternative centre of growth to help ease the migration and population explosion in the Delhi metropolitan area and creation highways to establish a smart city at Dehradun.

Dehradun is in the Doon Valley on the foothills of the Himalayas nestled between the river Ganges on the east and the river Yamuna on the west. Dehradun is also being called as city of love according to a new trend because of its young new generation.The city is famous for its picturesque landscape and slightly milder climate and provides a gateway to the surrounding region. It is well connected and in proximity to Himalayan tourist destinations such as Mussoorie, and Auli and the Hindu holy cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh along with the Himalayan pilgrimage circuit of Chota Char Dham.