Arghakhanchi

अर्घाखाँची जिल्ला Arghakhanchi District
Location of the Arghakhanchi district (red) in Nepal
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:

• Sandhikharka
• Sitganga
• Bhumekasthan

Gaunpalikas (municipalities):

• Chhatradev
• Panini
• Malarani

Web links

Commons : Arghakhanchi District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Schedule-4 States, and Districts to be included in the concerned States. - Nepal Law Commission. Retrieved December 13, 2018 . 
2. ↑ 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)