Baitadi

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बैतडी जिल्ला
Baitadi District
Location of the Baitadi district (dark green) in the Sudurpashchim province and in Nepal
Location of the Baitadi district (dark green) in the Sudurpashchim province and in Nepal
Basic data
Country Nepal
province Sudurpashchim
Seat Dasharathchand
surface 1519 km²
Residents 250,898 (2011 census)
density 165 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 NP-P7
Dasharathchand, the administrative seat of the district
Dasharathchand, the administrative seat of the district

Coordinates: 29 ° 31 '  N , 80 ° 35'  E

The Baitadi District ( Nepali बैतडी जिल्ला Baitadi Jillā ) is one of 77 districts in Nepal and has belonged to the Sudurpashchim Province since the 2015 constitution .

history

Baitadi came to Nepal in 1791. It belonged to the Mahakali administrative zone until 2015 .

geography

The district is located in the far west of Nepal on the Indian border and extends from the Mahakali in the west to the Seti in the east. The left Mahakali tributaries Chameliya Khola and Sarnaya Khola run along the northern and southern borders of the district. Baitadi is located south of the Guran Himal .

Agriculture, including livestock and poultry breeding, as well as beekeeping and homeworking, are the main industries in the district. Wheat, rice and corn are the main agricultural products produced in the district along with other crops such as vegetables and sugar cane. Around 54% of the area is covered with forest. In addition to forestry, this also offers potential for the collection and processing of herbs.

Residents

At the 2001 census it had 234,418 inhabitants; In 2011 there were 250,898.

Women suffer from gender-based discrimination in education, nutrition, social and cultural norms. Discrimination against women also occurs in the form of the practice called Chhaupadi of banishing women to a hut during their menstruation.

Caste discrimination is still widespread in the district. A number of oppressed groups live in the district, such as the former Haliyas ( slaves living in debt ).

Administrative division

Cities ( municipalities ) in Baitadi District:

Gaunpalikas (rural communities):

By 2017, the district was divided into the following Village Development Committees (VDCs):

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Constitution of Nepal, Article 56 (3) and Appendix 4 . 2015 ( deutsch-nepal.de [PDF] Unofficial English Translation).
  2. ↑ a b c Baitadi: Sakchyam Programs. Sakchyam Access to Finance for the Poor Program, accessed January 28, 2019 .
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ a b Nepal: Administrative Unit - State 7 Map | UN Nepal Information Platform. Retrieved January 15, 2019 .