District Profile · Himachal Pradesh
Lahaul and Spiti
- Keylong
- Headquarters
- 31,564
- Population
- 13,835 km²
- Area
HP's largest district by area but smallest by population — a genuine high-altitude cold desert with Tibetan Buddhist monasteries (Key Monastery in Spiti), potato and hops cultivation, and a Scheduled-Tribe-majority population (~81%). The Atal Tunnel (2020) ended its historic six- month winter isolation from Manali.