Darchula

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दार्चुला जिल्ला
Darchula district
Location of the Darchula district (dark green) in the Sudurpashchim province and in Nepal
Location of the Darchula district (dark green) in the Sudurpashchim province and in Nepal
Basic data
Country Nepal
province Sudurpashchim
Seat Mahakali
surface 2322 km²
Residents 133,464 (2011 census)
density 57 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 NP-P7
Website ddcdarchula.gov.np

Coordinates: 29 ° 52 '  N , 80 ° 46'  E

The Darchula district ( Nepali दार्चुला जिल्ला Dārchulā Jillā ) is one of 77 districts in Nepal and has belonged to the Sudurpashchim Province since the 2015 constitution .

The administrative seat is Mahakali .

history

Until 2015, Darchula was part of the Mahakali administrative zone .

geography

In the west, the Mahakali river divides the district from the neighboring Indian state of Uttarakhand , in the headwaters lies the disputed Kalapani area . In the wake of the border disputes, the Nepalese government published a map in May 2020 showing the district as far as Limpiyadhura in the west. The area is also claimed by India.

Residents

At the 2011 census, Darchula had 133,464 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Cities ( municipalities ) in the Darchula district:

Gaunpalikas (rural communities):

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

Web links

Commons : Darchula 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. ↑ Anil Giri: With release of new map, Nepal and India enter a state of 'cartographic war', experts say. In: Kathmandu Post. May 21, 2020, accessed on August 2, 2020 .
  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 5 Map | UN Nepal Information Platform. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .