Chitwan

चितवन जिल्ला Chitwan District
Location of the Chitwan district (red) in Nepal
Basic data
Country	Nepal
province	Bagmati
Seat	Bharatpur
surface	2218 km²
Residents	579,984 (2011 census)
density	261 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	NP-P3
VDCs and cities (blue) in Chitwan

Coordinates: 27 ° 33 '  N , 84 ° 27'  E

The district of Chitwan ( Nepali चितवन जिल्ला) is one of 77 districts in Nepal .

It is located with its capital Bharatpur in the Narayani administrative zone in the Inner Terai near the Indian border. The Narayani River forms the western boundary of the district.

A large part of the district in the south is taken up by the Chitwan National Park.

Administrative division

The following cities are in the Chitwan District:

• Bharatpur
• Chitrawan
• Kalika
• Khairahani
• Madi
• Narayani
• Rapti
• Ratnanagar

Bharatpur has the 2nd order town charter.

Village Development Committees (VDCs) in Chitwan District:

• Chandi Bhanjyang
• Dahakhani
• Darechok
• Dibyanagar
• Kabilas
• Kathar
• Kaule
• Korak
• Lothar
• Siddi

See also

• Administrative division of Nepal

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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)