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Municipal corporations of Uttarakhand are the local governing bodies of the cities in Uttarakhand. There are 9 such municipal corporations in this Indian state.
| S/N | City | District | Corporation name | Population (2011) | Year of formation | Year of elevation to municipal corporation | No. of wards |
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| 1 | Dehradun | Dehradun | Dehradun Municipal Corporation | 578,420 | 1867 | 2003 | 100 |
| 2 | Haridwar | Haridwar | Haridwar Municipal Corporation | 225,235 | 1868 | 2011 | 60 |
| 3 | Haldwani | Nainital | Haldwani Municipal Corporation | 156,060 | 1942 | 2011 | 60 |
| 4 | Rudrapur | Udham Singh Nagar | Rudrapur Municipal Corporation | 140,884 | 1942 | 2013 | 40 |
| 5 | Kashipur | Udham Singh Nagar | Kashipur Municipal Corporation | 121,610 | 1872 | 2013 | 40 |
| 6 | Roorkee | Haridwar | Roorkee Municipal Corporation | 118,188 | 1868 | 2013 | 40 |
| 7 | Rishikesh | Dehradun | Rishikesh Municipal Corporation | 1,04,269 | 1952 | 2017 | 40 |
| 8 | Kotdwar | Pauri Garhwal | Kotdwar Municipal Corporation | 28,859 | 1952 | 2017 | 40 |
| 9 | Srinagar | Pauri Garhwal | Srinagar Municipal Corporation | 37,911 | 1890 | 2021 | 40 |
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