Kumauu, a district in the North-west Provinces of India, with an area of 7000 sq. m. It lies chiefly on the south slope of the Himalayas, and comprises a number of summits rising to over 20,000 feet. At their foot a great waterless forest, 10 to 15 miles in breadth, fills the country with wild jungle, except where clearings have been made by the hill-tribes. Mines of iron, copper, and lead exist, but few have yet been worked at all. There are numerous important tea-gardens in the district.
Almora (q.v.) is the administrative headquarters. Pop. (1891) 563,181, nearly all Hindus.