Kaski District

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Kaski District (

The district, with Pokhara as its district headquarter, covers an area of 2,017 square km and had a total population of 492,098 according to 2011 Census. This district lies at the centroid point of the country. The altitude of Kaski district ranges from 450 meters the lowest land to 8091 meters the highest point in the Himalaya range. Kaski District politically has One Metropolitan City, 4 Gaupalika and 3 electoral sectors.^[2]

The district covers parts of the

• from Khās; Cas; Kas: Caus, referring to the Khās Rulers.
• from Kashyap Rishi who spent his time in Kaskikot making ayurvedic grantha "Kashyap Sagita";
• from koshkash, meaning a place with natural mineral resources;
• from kacchad, a Nepali style of dress;
• from Kashikot, the central part of Kaski.

History

In the early 1800s, the capital of Kaski was Batulechaur and that Sarangkot was a town with a fort.^[3]

Politics

All the governance and development of Kaski District are handled mainly by District Development Committee Kaski (DDC-Kaski).

Culture

The district is full of people with multi-language, multi-religion and multiple cultures. Different people have different foods, dresses and norms based on their caste and religion. Many places offer Home Stay for internal as well as international tourists along with performance of local dance according to caste and cultures. According to the census of 2068 Kaski district has people of about 84 castes, 44 languages and 11 religions. The dressing style of people here matches with national dress. The main foods of people here are

• Phewa Lake is a tourism destination in Nepal and the second biggest lake of Nepal with the area of 4.43 square km and a perimeter of 18 km (11 mi). Boating is possible in Phewa Lake and takes in the surrounding forest and settlements near it. The Tal Barahi temple is also situated at the middle of the lake.
• Machhapuchhre
  .
• Rupa Lake
• Patale Chhango or Davis Falls: water falls located at Chorepatan-Pokhara.
• Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave at Chorepatan-Pokhara is a religious and tourism destination.
• Lord Ganesh
  and others that are natural.
• Planeterium at Bataulechaur is a tourist location with different attractions, such as a planetarium, science center, mirror maze, and mystery house.
• Machhapuchhre Peak
  through gorges with the depth of about 200 feet.
• Bindhabasini Temple is one of the most important religious destination of Nepal. Different Himalayas
  can be seen from this temple.
• Pokhara city and Paragliding.^{[citation needed}
  ] It is located at about 5500 feet.
• Machhapuchhre
  is a mountain 6997m in height, known for its fish-tail structure. The peak is still not open for mountaineers.
• The
  Myagdi
  Districts, is seen from almost all places of Kaski district.
• Lali Gurans, Kharshu, Chap, Chandan and many more of about 600 types and also the place for different animals such as tiger, bear, deer
  .
• Bat Cave (Chameri Gufa in
  Hindu deities.^[10]
• Dhampus village: Dhampus is a village and Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Province of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 2,753 persons living in 547 individual households. It is gradually turning into a tourist destination. It has the Australian Base Camp with views of the peaks Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Machhapuchhre.
• Astam Village is a village of Dhital, one of the wards of Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality of Kaski. It provides a panoramic view of Annapurna and Machhapuchhre range. The range of Mardi Trek starts from Kande and Australian camp, Deurali, Forest-Camp, Rest Camp, Low Camp, Badal Danda,^[11] High Camp, Viewpoint and BaseCamp.^[12]

Geography and climate

Climate Zone[13]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	18.6%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	29.4%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	16.6%
Subalpine	3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft.	12.1%
Alpine	4,000 to 5,000 meters 13,100 to 16,400 ft.	14.8%
Nival	above 5,000 meters	7.4%
Trans-Himalayan	3,000 to 6,400 meters 9,800 to 21,000 ft.	0.6%

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kaski District had a population of 492,098.

As their first language, 78.5% spoke

Tharu, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Bhujel, 0.1% Chantyal and 0.1% other languages.^[14]

Ethnicity/caste: 27.9% were Hill Brahmin, 16.7% Gurung, 14.4% Chhetri, 8.6% Magar, 8.0% Kami, 4.9% Newar, 3.7% Damai/Dholi, 2.7% Tamang, 2.5% Sarki, 1.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 1.4% Thakuri, 0.9% Musalman, 0.8% Badi, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7% Rai, 0.5% Kumal, 0.5% Thakali, 0.5% Tharu, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.2% Chhantyal, 0.2% Kalwar, 0.2% Sonar, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Dura, 0.1% Gaine, 0.1% Hajam/Thakur, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.1% Limbu, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Sherpa, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Yadav, 0.1% foreigners and 0.1% others.^[15]

Religion: 82.3% were Hindu, 13.5% Buddhist, 2.1% Christian, 0.9% Muslim, 0.6% Bon, 0.1% Kirati, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.3% others.^[16]

Literacy: 82.0% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write and 16.4% could neither read nor write.^[17]

Historical population

Census year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1981	221,272	—
1991	292,945	+2.85%
2001	380,527	+2.65%
2011	492,098	+2.60%
2021	599,504	+1.99%
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Source: Citypopulation[18]

Administration

The district consists of one

rural municipalities. These are as follows:^[19]

• Pokhara Metropolitan City
• Annapurna Rural Municipality
• Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality
• Madi Rural Municipality
• Rupa Rural Municipality

Former Municipalities and Village Development Committees

• Arba Vijaya
• Armala (Nghola)
• Begnas
• Bhachok
• Bhadaure Tamagi
• Bhalam
• Bharat Pokhari
• Chapakot
• Dangsing(T'uhsi)
• Deurali
• Dhampus (Toh'mle)
• Dhikur Pokhari
• Dhital
• Ghachok (kazo)
• Ghandruk (Koh'da)
• Hansapur
• Hemja
• Kahun
• Kalika
• Kaskikot(Kas-khi ko'i)
• Kristinachnechaur
• Lahachok (LaZo)
• Lamachaur, Pokhara
• Lekhnath Municipality
• Lumle (Lhu'le)
• Lwangghale(Lahwaa-Kahli)
• Machhapuchchhre
  (Kata'shu)
• Majhthana
• Mala
• Mauja(Mhuja)
• Mijuredanda
• Namarjung(Namju)
• Nirmalpokhari
• Parche(Paje)
• Pokhara Sub-metropolitan Municipality
• Pumdibhumdi
• Puranchaur
• Rakhi
• Ribhan(R'hamay)
• Rupakot(Rup ko'i)
• Saimarang
• Salyan
• Sarangkot
• Sardikhola
• Shisuwa
• Siddha
• Sildujure
• Thumakodada (also known as Tarkang)
• Thumki

The Village Development Committee (VDC) was dissolved on 10 March 2017 to be replaced by the Gaunpalika. So,There is no VDCs in this current time.

See also

• Provinces of Nepal

References

1. ^ "Staff Profile of CDO Office Kaski". daokaski.moha.gov.np.
2. ^ Handbook of District Development Committee, Kaski, 2015. Pokhara, Kaski. 2015. pp. 3–5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
3. ^ Hamilton, Francis (1819). An Account of the Kingdom of Nepal: And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha. Archibald Constable.
4. ISBN 978-1-78701-925-6
   . Retrieved 14 July 2020.
5. ^ "Bat Cave | Pokhara, Nepal Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
6. ^ Pablo Hidalgo. "Pokhara, Nepal - September 12, 2017: Entrance Of Bat Cave". Dreamstime. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
7. ^ Himalayan News Service (19 June 2016). "Beautiful and safe holiday destinations". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
8. ^ Nair, Yamini (13 May 2018). "Nepal for the novice". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
9. ^ Khojnu. "Bat Cave (Chamero Gufa) Pokhara Kaski". Khojnu.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
10. ^ Trodly. "Chamare Gufa (Bat cave)". Trodly.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
11. ^ Nepal, Amrit (24 March 2023). "Mardi Himal trek Guide 2023". Himalayan 360.
12. ^ "Mardi Himal trek Guide 2023 - Himalayan 360". 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
13. ^ 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
14. ^ NepalMap Language [1]
15. ^ NepalMap Caste [2]
16. ^ NepalMap Religion [3]
17. ^ NepalMap Literacy [4]
18. ^ "NEPAL: Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de.
19. ^ "स्थानिय तह" (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

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