Reckong Peo

Reckong Peo peo rekang peo previously
Town
Main street, Reckong Peo, 2010
Reckong Peo Show map of Himachal Pradesh Reckong Peo Show map of India Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 31°32′25″N 78°16′20″E / 31.540278°N 78.272222°E / 31.540278; 78.272222Coordinates: 31°32′25″N 78°16′20″E / 31.540278°N 78.272222°E / 31.540278; 78.272222
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Population
• Total	20,000
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Nearest city	Rampur, Kalpa, Pooh, Rohru, Chaupal, Ani, Nichar, Morang
Lok Sabha constituency	Mandi
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kinnaur

Reckong Peo, is also spelled Rekong Peo and simply known as Peo by the local inhabitants, is headquarters of Kinnaur district, one of the twelve administrative districts of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

At a height of 2,290 metres (7,513 ft), Reckong Peo is 260 kilometres (162 miles) from Shimla and seven kilometres (4⅓ miles) from Powari. Earlier Kalpa was the headquarters later changed to Reckong Peo, named after group of people who used to own this place in ancient times.

Entrance of Recong Peo Hospital in Himachal Pradesh 2015