Amargadhi

Amargadhi
अमरगढी
Municipality
Country    Nepal
Zone Mahakali Zone
District Dadeldhura District
Incorporated January 24, 1997
Elevation 1,848 m (6,063 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 22,241
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Postal code 10300
Area code(s) 096
Website

Amargadhi is a municipality and the district headquarter of Dadeldhura District in Province No. 7 of western Nepal. The 2011 census counted 22,241 residents in the municipality. It was named after Gorkha General Amar Singh Thapa, who fought in the Gurkha War between 1814 and 1816 At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 18,390.[1]

Transportation

Mahakali Highway links Amargadhi to the Terai region of Nepal as well as Api Municipality in the Lesser Himalayas. Seti Highway branches off Mahakali Highway at Amargadhi towards Dipayal Silgadhi.

Media

To Promote local culture Amargadhi has three community radio stations, Radio Amargadhi - 97.4 MHz, Radio Sudur Awaz - 95 MHz and Radio Aafno 104.8 MHZ.

Climate

Climate data for Amargadhi (1848 m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 14.0
(57.2)		 15.2
(59.4)		 19.4
(66.9)		 23.6
(74.5)		 26.1
(79)		 26.0
(78.8)		 24.2
(75.6)		 23.8
(74.8)		 23.3
(73.9)		 21.7
(71.1)		 18.5
(65.3)		 15.7
(60.3)		 21
(69.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.0
(48.2)		 10.2
(50.4)		 14.0
(57.2)		 18.0
(64.4)		 20.3
(68.5)		 21.3
(70.3)		 20.7
(69.3)		 20.4
(68.7)		 19.4
(66.9)		 16.7
(62.1)		 13.2
(55.8)		 10.5
(50.9)		 16.1
(61.1)
Average low °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4)		 5.1
(41.2)		 8.6
(47.5)		 12.3
(54.1)		 14.5
(58.1)		 16.6
(61.9)		 17.3
(63.1)		 17.1
(62.8)		 15.5
(59.9)		 11.7
(53.1)		 8.0
(46.4)		 5.3
(41.5)		 11.3
(52.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 42.8
(1.685)		 62.5
(2.461)		 56.8
(2.236)		 55.1
(2.169)		 92.2
(3.63)		 171.6
(6.756)		 329.2
(12.961)		 315.9
(12.437)		 196.0
(7.717)		 44.3
(1.744)		 9.4
(0.37)		 23.0
(0.906)		 1,398.8
(55.072)
Source: http://www.dhm.gov.np/uploads/climatic/880251189NORMAL%20FILE.pdf

References

  1. ↑ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.

Coordinates: 29°18′00″N 80°34′47″E / 29.30000°N 80.57972°E / 29.30000; 80.57972

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