Haridwar District is a district in Uttarakhand, which is a state in India. The biggest city of the district, in terms of area is Haridwar and it is also the administrative headquarters of the district. The district borders with Dehradun district in the north and east, with Pauri Garhwal in the east, while it is surrounded on the south by the Muzaffarnagar and Bijnor districts of Uttar Pradesh and on the west by Saharanpur. For people who are nature admirers, Haridwar is a delightful place to be in. Out of the seven sacred places of Hinduism, Haridwar is one of such. A colorful assortment and mixture of Indian culture and civilization is portrayed by Haridwar.

As a component of Saharanpur Divisional Commissionary, Haridwar District came into being on 28th of December 1988. The 'Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Bill' was conceded on 24th September 1998 by Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. In due course, the Indian Federal Legislation - 'Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Act 2000' was also approved and passed by the Indian Parliament. Consequently Haridwar came to be an element of the 27th state in the Republic of India, which is Uttarakhand on 9th of November 2000. It topped the chart of the most densely inhabited districts of Uttarakhand in 2011. Haridwar, BHEL Ranipur, Roorkee, Mangalur, Dhandera, Jharbrera, Laksar, Landaura and Mohanpur Mohammadpur are some of the significant towns in the district of Haridwar.

Haridwar History
 
In the year 1803, this region was taken in by the British East India Company. Bhimgoda Dam, which is one of the two important dams that the British constructed on the river Ganges, is located here. In order to deflect the water of the Ganges into the Upper Ganges Canal, this dam was constructed in 1840s. The purpose of this Upper Ganges Canal was irrigation and watering of the adjacent lands. Impelled by the famine which took place in 1837-1838, the work for this canal was commenced. As a result this canal started to function in 1854. This canal was good for agriculture; however it was also the reason for serious descent in the water flow of the Ganges. This in turn perished the Ganges which was an inland shipping canal and till 18th century was profoundly used by the ships of East India Company. Also Tehri, which is situated at a high altitude, was also regarded at that time as a port city. The Ganges Canal systems headwork is located in Haridwar.  The half kilometer long aqueduct over Solani River at Roorkee is a distinctive feature of the canal. The canal is elevated through 25 meters above the original river with the help of this aqueduct.

The area of the modern day Haridwar District was a part of Saharanpur District of that time, when India attained independence from British dominance in 1947. The Saharanpur District was a part of The United Province of the British Raj, which later came to be named as Uttar Pradesh, a state of India. As a component of Saharanpur Divisional Commissionary, Haridwar District came into being on 28th of December 1988. The 'Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Bill' was conceded on 24th September 1998 by Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. In due course, the Indian Federal Legislation - 'Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Act 2000' was also approved by the Indian Parliament. Consequently Haridwar came to be an element of the 27th state in the Republic of India, which is Uttarakhand, on 9th of November 2000.

Haridwar Climate

The temperature during the summer months ranges from 15 C - 42 C, while in the winter months the temperature varies within 6 C  16.6 C. Monsoon rains occurs mainly during the summer time in Haridwar District.

Haridwar Tourism

Tourist places in Haridwar
Rishikesh
Rajaji National Park
Piran Kalier
Sureshwari Devi
Kodiyala
Mussoorie
Har Ki Pauri
Chandi Devi
Mansa Devi Temple
Maya Devi Temple
Daksha Mahadev Temple
Bhimgoda Tank
Sapt Rishi Ashram & Sapt Sarover
Piran Kaliar
Parad Shivling