Tanahun District
Tanahun District
तनहुँ | |
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NPT) | |
Telephone Code | 065 |
Website | ddctanahu |
Tanahun District (
Chimkeswori is the highest hill of Tanahun.[citation needed]
Coordinates and location type
- Latitude: 27.91667
- Longitude:84.25
- Latitude (DMS):27° 55' 0 N
- Longitude (DMS):84° 15' 0 E
Geography and climate
Climate Zone[1] | Elevation Range | % of Area |
---|---|---|
Lower Tropical | below 300 meters (1,000 ft) | 2.3% |
Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. |
88.0% |
Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. |
8.8% |
Major religious spots
- Vyash gufa, Damauli
- Pancha mandir, Damauli
- Thanithan, Basantapur
- Teen Khole Devi Mandir, Khairenitar-8 Jamdi
- Chabdi barahi, Chabdi
- Nirjala Mai, Turture
- Akala Mai, aanboo khaireni Rural Municipality
- Akala Mai Magde Rural Municipality
- Aadhi Mul
- Dhorbarahi, Dhorphirdi
- Khadga Devi Mandir, Bandipur
- Devghat Tirtha isatal
- Chhimkeshwori Mai Mandir, Anbu KhaireniRural Municipality
- Tanahun Kalika, Damauli
- Mahadev Than ,Vyas - 9
- Siddha Gufa/Cave, (Biggest Cave of South Asia) Bimalnagar, Dumre, BandipurRural Municipality
Kalika Sthan Byas 8
Demographics
Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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1981 | 223,438 | — | ||
1991 | 268,073 | +1.84% | ||
2001 | 315,237 | +1.63% | ||
2011 | 323,288 | +0.25% | ||
2021 | 327,620 | +0.13% | ||
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Source: Citypopulation[2] |
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Tanahun District had a population of 323,288.
As first language, 61.7% of these spoke Nepali, 21.0% Magar, 8.4% Gurung, 4.1% Newari, 1.2% Darai, 0.8% Urdu, 0.7% Tamang, 0.4% Bhojpuri 0.3% Bhujel, 0.3% Kumhali, 0.2% Bote, 0.1% Dura, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Tharu and 0.1% other languages.[3]
Ethnicity/caste: 27.1% were Magar, 11.8% Hill Brahmin, 11.6% Gurung, 11.5% Chhetri, 7.9% Kami, 7.7% Newar, 4.3% Sarki, 3.4% Damai/Dholi, 2.5% Gharti/Bhujel, 2.5% Kumal, 2.3% Thakuri, 1.3% Darai, 1.3% Musalman, 1.3% Tamang, 0.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Badi, 0.4% Bote, 0.3% Dura, 0.2% other Dalit, 0.2% Majhi, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Chepang/Praja, 0.1% Gaine, 0.1% Sunuwar, 0.1% Tharu, 0.1% Yadav and 0.2% others.[4]
Religion: 86.5% were Hindu, 9.4% Buddhist, 1.7% Christian, 1.3% Muslim, 0.5% Bon, 0.2% Prakriti and 0.4% others.[5]
Literacy: 74.6% could read and write, 1.9% could only read, and 23.4% could neither read nor write.[6]
Administration
The district consists of 10
- Bhanu Municipality
- Bhimad Municipality
- Byas Municipality
- Shuklagandaki Municipality
- Anbu Khaireni Rural Municipality
- Devghat Rural Municipality
- Bandipur Rural Municipality
- Rishing Rural Municipality
- Ghiring Rural Municipality
- Myagde Rural Municipality
Former village development committees
Prior to the restructuring of the district, Tanahun District consisted of the following municipalities and village development committees:
- Anbu Khaireni Municipality
- Arunodaya
- Baidi
- Bhanumati
- Bhirkot
- Bhirlung
- Chhang
- Chhimkeshwari
- Chhipchhipe
- Chok Chisapani
- Deurali
- Dharampani
- Gajarkot
- Ghansikuwa
- Jamune Bhanjyang
- Kabilas
- Kahu Shivapur
- Keshavtar
- Kihun
- Kota
- Kotdarbar
- Kyamin
- Majhakot
- Manpang
- Phirphire
- Purkot
- Raipur
- Ramjakot
- Ranipokhari
- Risti
- Rupakot
- Satiswara
- Sundhara
- Syamgha
- Tanahunsur
- Thaprek
See also
- Western Region Campus
- Bhanubhakta Acharya
- Nara Nath Acharya
- Bandipur: The Queen of Hills of Nepal
References
- ^
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
- ^ "NEPAL: Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de.
- ^ NepalMap Language [1]
- ^ NepalMap Caste [2]
- ^ NepalMap Religion [3]
- ^ NepalMap Literacy [4]
- ^ "स्थानिय तह" (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.