Panchthar District
Panchthar District पाँचथर जिल्ला | |
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District | |
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Country | Nepal |
Province | Province No. 1 |
Admin HQ. | Phidim |
Government | |
• Type | Coordination committee |
• Body | DCC, Panchthar |
Area | |
• Total | 1,241 km2 (479 sq mi) |
Population (2011[1]) | |
• Total | 191,817 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NPT) |
Main Language(s) | Limbu, Nepali |
Panchthar district (Nepali: पाँचथर जिल्ला
Panchthar's majority population is that of Limbu, kiratis and other ethnic groups and hill castes.
Geography and climate
Climate Zone[2] | Elevation Range | % of Area |
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Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. |
18.3% |
Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. |
52.6% |
Temperate | 2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft. |
23.9% |
Subalpine | 3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft. |
4.7% |
Alpine | 4,000 to 5,000 meters 13,100 to 16,400 ft. |
0.4% |
Municipality and Rural Municipalities of Panchthar
- Phidim Municipality Nepali: फिदिम नगरपालिका (Phidim Municipality, Ranitar, Lumphabung, Yangnam(1-5), Nangin, Lungrupa)
- Hilihang Rural Municipality Nepali: हिलिहाङ गाउँपालिका (Ambarpur, Panchami, Subhang, Bharapa)
- Kummayak Rural Municipality Nepali: कुम्मायाक गाउँपालिका (Yasok, Rani Gaun, Mangjabung, Syabarumba
- Miklajung Rural Municipality Nepali: मिक्लाजुंग गाउँपालिका (Aarubote, Sarangdanda, Rabi, Kurumba, Limba, Durdimba)
- Phalelung Rural Municipality (Nepali: फालेलुंग गाउँपालिका (Ektin, Memeng, Prangbung, Yangnam(6,9) Sidin)
- Phalgunanda Rural Municipality (Nepali: फाल्गुनन्द गाउँपालिका (Nawamidanda, Imbung, Pauwa Sartap, Chilingdin, Aangsarang, Phaktep)
- Tumbewa Rural Municipality Nepali: तुम्वेवा गाउँपालिका (Aangna, Olane, Hangum, Mauwa)
- Yangawarak Rural Municipality Nepali: याङवरक गाउँपालिका (Chyangthapu, Phalaicha, Oyam, Tharpu, Nagi)
VDC's in small brackets means they are combined to form main Rural Municipality
Previous Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities
- Aangna
- Aangsarang
- Ambarpur
- Bharapa
- Chilingdin
- Chyangthapu
- Durdimba
- Ektin
- Embung
- Phalaicha
- Hangum
- Kurumba
- Limba
- Lungrupa
- Mangjabung
- Mauwa
- Memeng
- Nagi
- Nangin
- Nawamidanda
- Olane
- Oyam
- Panchami
- Prangbung
- Pauwa Sartap
- Phaktep
- Phidim Municipality
- Prangbung
- Rabi
- Rani Gaun
- Ranitar
- Sarangdanda
- Sidin
- Subhang
- Syabarumba
- Tharpu
- Yangnam
- Yasok
See also
References
- ↑ Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal Archived 2013-07-31 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013
- "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.
Coordinates: 27°12′N 87°50′E / 27.20°N 87.83°E
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