Khotang District
Khotang District
खोटाङ जिल्ला | ||
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Major highways Pushpalal Highway, Sagarmatha Highway | | |
| Website | ddckhotang | |
Khotang District (
History
Before the
During Rana rule, Nepal had 32 districts and the current Khotang District was divided between two other districts. Half of the north part of the current Khotang District was part of East No. 3 (Okhaldhunga) and half of southern part of current Khotang was part of East No. 4 (Bhojpur).[6] In 1962 the traditional 32 districts were divided into 75 districts[7] thus Khotang county of East No. 4 and some counties from East No. 3 were merged to become the current Khotang District.
Geography and climate
Geographically, Khotang is a hilly district of Eastern Nepal. It lies on the coordinates of 260° 50" N to 270° 28" N latitude and 860° 26" E to 860° 58" E longitude. Coordinates of the center is 27° 11' 60.00" N and 86° 46' 59.99" E. Total area of the district is 1,591 square kilometres (614 sq mi).[8] The elevations of the district is 152 m to 3620 m from the sea level.[9] Sunkoshi River and Dudh Koshi river makes natural borders in the North, West and South and a series of hills and small river makes border separating it from Bhojpur District in East. Approximately 56% of the district area is covered with forest, and about 42% is under cultivation.[4]
| Climate Zone[10] | Elevation Range | % of Area |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Tropical | below 300 meters (1,000 ft) | 0.7% |
| Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. |
31.5% |
| Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. |
49.1% |
| Temperate | 2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft. |
16.3% |
Subalpine
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3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft. |
1.6% |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 212,571 | — |
| 1991 | 215,965 | +0.16% |
| 2001 | 231,385 | +0.69% |
| 2011 | 206,312 | −1.14% |
| 2021 | 175,298 | −1.62% |
| Sources:[11] | ||
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Khotang District had a population of 175,298. Khotang had a literacy rate of 76.0% and a sex ratio of 1023 females per 1000 males. 70,086 (39.98%) lived in urban municipalities.[12]
Ethnicity/caste: 40.98% of the population were Rai, 19.13% Chhetri, 5.62% Bahun, 5.22% Newar, 5.19% Magar, 4.96% Kami, 4.90% Tamang, 3.23% Sarki, 3.01% Damai, 1.82% Bhujel, 1.38% Sanyasi and 1.08% Gurung.[13]
As their first language, 47.63% of the population spoke Nepali, 17.52% Chamling, 4.52% Magar Dhut, 3.85% Tamang, 3.82% Bantawa, 3.62% Sampang, 2.71% Dumi, 2.27% Newari, 2.13% Puma, 2.09% Thulung, 1.94% Wambule, 1.35% Nachhiring and 1.27% Koyee.[14] In 2011, Nepali was spoken by 50.12% of the population as their first language.[15]
Religion: 52.20% were Hindu, 36.20% Kirati, 8.34% Buddhist, 3.07% Christian, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.3% others.[16]
Administration
Khotang District is administered by
Khotang District Court is a
| Administration | Name | Head | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative | District Coordination Committee | Mr. Bobby Chamling | dcckhotang |
| Executive | District Administration Office | Mr. Shaligram Sharma Paudel | daokhotang |
| Judicial | District Court | Mr. Matrika Prasad Acharya | supremecourt |
Division
The district consists of 10
| # | Local body | Population (2011) | Area (KM2) | Wards | Web |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi |
46903 | 246.51 | 15 | [1] |
| 2 | Halesi Tuwachung |
29532 | 280.17 | 11 | [2] |
| 3 | Khotehang |
22474 | 164.09 | 9 | [3] |
| 4 | Diprung |
20175 | 136.48 | 7 | [4] |
| 5 | Aiselukharka |
16097 | 125.93 | 7 | [5] |
| 6 | Jantedhunga |
15444 | 128.62 | 6 | [6] |
| 7 | Kepilasgadhi |
15288 | 191.28 | 7 | [7] |
| 8 | Barahpokhari |
14349 | 141.6 | 6 | [8] |
| 9 | Rawabesi | 13369 | 97.44 | 6 | [9] |
| 10 | Sakela | 11594 | 97.99 | 5 | [10] |
Former divisions (1962-2015)
Prior to the restructuring of the district, Khotang District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees:
[18]
(Before 2014, Khotang district had 76 VDC and no municipality. Diktel municipality established in 2014 merging some VDC)
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Constituency
The whole district is a
| Constituencies | Settlements | MLA
|
Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhojpur 1 | whole district | Sudan Kirati | NCP | |
| Bhojpur 1(A) | Salpasilichho |
Rajendra Kumar Rai | NCP | |
| Bhojpur 1(B) | Aamchok |
Sher Dhan Rai | NCP | |
Transportation
Khotang District (Diktel) is connected by two means of transportation (1) By road (2) By Air.
Roadways
The headquarter of Khotang District (
Airports
Places of Interest
- Halesi Tuwachungmunicipality.
- Barah Pokhari is a lake and a religious destination, as well as a part of trekking trail located in Barahapokharirural municipality.
- Bhulbhule (Pond & Waterfall)
- Hill, mountains, rivers trekking and more
References
- ^ "NepalMap profile: Khotang".
- ^ "Nepal Human Development Report 2014".
- ^ Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Brief Introduction of Khotang District". Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "खोटाङ जिल्लाको इतिहास" [History of Khotang District] (in Nepali). 8 December 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Brief introduction of Okhaldhunga". DCC Okhaldhunga. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
Okhaldhunga along with Khotang and Solukhumbu were combined to form East No.3 area among the 32 districts of administrative division of Prime Minister Bhimsen Thapa recently after the unification campaign of His Majesty the King Prithvi Narayan Shah. At that time the headquarter of East No.3 area was Okhaldhunga as of today.
- ^ "A Guide to Government in Nepal" (PDF). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
In 1961, the country was demarcated into 14 administrative zones with each zone headed by a zone commissioner, a royal appointee whose function, among others, was to assist the palace secretariat in suppressing political opposition. In the districts, now increased in number to 75 from 35, district panchayats were established by amalgamating the former village development blocks, and village and nagar (town) panchayats were also established.
- ^ "Latitude and longitude of Khotang District". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "संक्षिप्त परिचय" [Short Introduction] (in Nepali). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^
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 November 22, 2013
- ^ "Nepal: Provinces and Districts". www.citypopulation.de.
- ^ "Provincial/District/Local reports: Koshi Province". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b "Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ a b "Table 5: Mother tongue and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Social characteristics tables" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b "Table 5: Religion and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "स्थानिय तह" (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Bhojpur Constituency" (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Sagarmatha Highway". Nepal Traveller. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Mid Hill Highway Project". Department of Road, Nepal. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.
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