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City profile · India · Asia

Leh

Ladakh · India
City population
37,475
#1,533
in India
#1
in Ladakh
#14,813
worldwide
New DelhiLeh
34.165, 77.584 · 617 km from New Delhi
City population
37,475
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#1,533
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#14,813
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.0%
of the national population

About Leh

Leh is a city in Ladakh, India with a population of 37,475. It is the 1,533rd largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, and the 14,813th largest worldwide. It lies 617 km from New Delhi.

Position in India
#1,533of 3,732
LargestSmallest
Position in Ladakh
#1of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Ladakh
Rank in region
#1of 3
Distance to capital
to New Delhi
Elevation
3,502 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
34.165, 77.584
Record updated
2020-06-18
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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