Lamjung District
Lamjung District
लमजुङ | |
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NPT) | |
Telephone Code | 066 |
Main Language(s) | Nepali, Gurung, Magar, Dura |
Website | Official website |
Lamjung District (
Popular Media in Lamjung Includes Mero Lamjung, Radio Chautari, Aantaranga Saptahik, Radio Marsyangdi,Radio Lamjung etc.
Geography and climate
Climate Zone[2] | Elevation Range | % of Area |
---|---|---|
Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. |
18.5% |
Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. |
34.0% |
Temperate | 2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft. |
20.3% |
Subalpine
|
3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft. |
14.1% |
Alpine
|
4,000 to 5,000 meters 13,100 to 16,400 ft. |
8.0% |
Nival | above 5,000 meters | 3.6% |
Trans-Himalayan | 3,000 to 6,400 meters 9,800 to 21,000 ft. |
1.3% |
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Lamjung District had a population of 167,724.
As first language, 58.6% spoke Nepali, 29.9% Gurung, 6.6% Tamang, 1.8% Newari, 1.0% Dura, 0.8% Magar, 0.3% Urdu, 0.2% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Kumhali, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Yolmo, 0.1% Rai and 0.2% other languages.[3]
Ethnicity/caste: 31.4% were Gurung, 15.9% Chhetri, 12.8% Hill Brahmin, 8.7% Kami, 7.3% Tamang, 5.3% Sarki, 3.9% Damai/Dholi, 3.7% Newar, 2.3% Gharti/Bhujel, 2.2% Magar, 1.9% Dura, 1.0% Kumal, 0.9% Thakuri, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Musalman, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Gaine, 0.1% Ghale, 0.1% Khawas, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Tharu, 0.1% Yolmo and 0.3% others.[4]
Religion: 64.0% were Hindu, 33.1% Buddhist, 1.8% Christian, 0.6% Muslim and 0.4% others.[5]
Literacy: 70.8% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 26.6% could neither read nor write.[6]
Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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1981 | 152,720 | — | ||
1991 | 153,697 | +0.06% | ||
2001 | 177,149 | +1.43% | ||
2011 | 167,724 | −0.55% | ||
2021 | 153,480 | −0.88% | ||
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Source: Citypopulation[7] |
Rural municipalities and municipalities
- Besisahar Municipality
- Dordi Rural Municipality
- Dudhpokhari Rural Municipality
- Kwhlosothar Rural Municipality
- Madhya Nepal Municipality
- Marsyandi Rural Municipality
- Rainas Municipality
- Sundarbazar Municipality
2015 earthquake
The
While Lamjung was the district with the 20th most deaths in Nepal, it was severely damaged. The villages of
References
- ^ a b "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^
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
- ^ NepalMap Language [1]
- ^ NepalMap Caste [2]
- ^ NepalMap Religion [3]
- ^ NepalMap Literacy [4]
- ^ "NEPAL: Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de.
- ^ "Map of the earthquake M7.9 – 29km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal". Global Earthquake Epicenters with Maps. Geographic.org. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Barry, Ellen (25 April 2015). "Strong Earthquake Strikes Nepal Near Its Capital, Katmandu". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Khan, Hamza (1 May 2015). "Nepal Earthquake: Death toll crosses 5,000, but only 4 die at epicentre". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.