Basic information

| Attribute | Value | | :--- | :--- | | **Official Name** | Spiti Valley (Sub-division of Lahaul and Spiti) | | **Common Name** | Spiti | | **Native Name(s)** | Piti (བི་ཏི) | | **Nicknames** | The Middle Land, Little Tibet | | **Motto** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Geographic Level** | Sub-division / Valley Region | | **Country** | India | | **State/Province** | Himachal Pradesh | | **Capital** | Kaza (Administrative Headquarters) | | **Government Type** | Sub-divisional Administration | | **Date Founded** | Ancient (District established 1960) | | **Time Zone** | IST (UTC+05:30) | | **Latitude** | 32.2222° N | | **Longitude** | 78.0325° E | | **Elevation** | ~3,800 m (12,500 ft) average | | **Total Area** | ~7,101 sq km (Approximate sub-division area) | | **Population** | ~12,000 (Spiti sub-division) | | **Population Density** | ~2 persons/sq km | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 172114 (Kaza) | | **Area Codes** | +91 1906 | | **Official Languages** | Hindi, English, Bhoti (Spitian) | | **Currency** | Indian Rupee (INR) | | **Demonym** | Spitian |