Arghakhanchi
अर्घाखाँची जिल्ला Arghakhanchi District
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Location of the Arghakhanchi district (red) in Nepal |
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Basic data | |
Country | Nepal |
province | Province No. 5 |
Seat | Sandhikharka |
surface | 1193 km² |
Residents | 197,632 |
density | 166 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | NP-P5 |
Website | www.ddcarghakhanchi.gov.np |
Area and population according to the 2011 census | |
VDC in Arghakhanchi |
Coordinates: 27 ° 57 ' N , 83 ° 4' E
The district arghakhanchi district ( Nepali अर्घाखाँची जिल्ला arghakhanchi district Jilla ) is one of 77 districts in Nepal and has been part of the Constitution of 2015 for Province No. 5, .
It had a population of 180,884 at the 1991 census, 208,391 in 2001 and 197,632 in 2011. Two thirds of the district area is in the area of the Mahabharat , one third in the Siwaliks .
history
The naming was based on two principalities, Argha and Khanchi , which existed until the annexation by the Kingdom of Gorkha in 1786. They belonged to the group of the so-called Chaubisi Rajya , twenty-four principalities that existed in the Gandak catchment area in this region.
Administrative division
Cities ( municipalities ) in Arghakhanchi District:
Gaunpalikas (municipalities):
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schedule-4 States, and Districts to be included in the concerned States. - Nepal Law Commission. Retrieved December 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Central Bureau of Statistics, Census 2011: National Report (pp. 51–52, Population Total and Area in Sq. Km ). ( Memento from May 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 7.8 MB)