Dhankuta (District)

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धनकुटा जिल्ला
Dhankuta District
Location of the Dhankuta district (red) in Nepal
Location of the Dhankuta district (red) in Nepal
Basic data
Country Nepal
province Province No. 1
Seat Dhankuta
surface 891 km²
Residents 163,412 (2011 census)
density 183 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 NP-P1
Website www.ddcdhankuta.gov.np
Cities and Gaunpalikas in the district
Cities and Gaunpalikas in the district

Coordinates: 27 ° 2 ′  N , 87 ° 19 ′  E

The Dhankuta District ( Nepali धनकुटा जिल्ला ) is one of 77 districts in Nepal and has been part of the Constitution of 2015 for Province No. 1, .

Its main town is the city of the same name, Dhankuta .

Geography and vegetation

The 891 km² district is located in the east of Nepal in the foothills of the Himalayas . The height ranges from about 300  m to 2500  m . Its district neighbors are Bhojpur and Udayapur in the west, Sunsari and Morang in the south . In the east, Dhankuta borders on the Panchthar and Terhathum districts , and in the north on the Sankhuwasabha district . The vegetation zones in the district range from subtropical sal forests along the Tamor and Arun rivers to coniferous forests in the temperate zone on high ridges that mark the watershed between the two rivers. The most important crops include corn, rice and millet, as well as citrus fruits, cauliflower, cabbage, ginger and, in recent years, tea. A well-preserved forest extends along a ridge line on the northwest side of the main town of Dhankuta with rhododendron and pine trees.

population

According to the census, the district had 163,412 inhabitants in 2011 and the population density was 186.8 people / km². The largest ethnic groups in the district are the Chetri and the Tamang , the Limbu , the Rai as well as the Brahmins and the Magar . The majority of the population works in agriculture.

traffic

The Koshi Rajmarg highway runs through the district in a north-south direction .

Administrative division

Cities in Dhankuta District:

Gaunpalikas (rural communities):

View of tea plantations at sunset, Hile, Dhankuta

Web links

Commons : Dhankuta 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)
  2. ↑ Schedule-4 States, and Districts to be included in the concerned States. - Nepal Law Commission. Retrieved December 13, 2018 .
  3. ^ A b Districts of Nepal. In: Statoids. Retrieved December 19, 2011 .
  4. ↑ a b c Dhankuta. (No longer available online.) In: We Love Nepal. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012 ; Retrieved December 19, 2011 .
  5. ↑ Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal ( Memento from July 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 2.1 MB)