Dolakha
दोलखा जिल्ला Dolakha district
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Location of the Dolakha district (red) in Nepal |
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Basic data | |
Country | Nepal |
province | Bagmati |
Seat | Bhimeshwar |
surface | 2191 km² |
Residents | 186,557 (2011 census) |
density | 85 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | NP-P3 |
Coordinates: 27 ° 44 ' N , 86 ° 11' E
The Dolakha District (also Dolkha ; Nepali दोलखा जिल्ला ) is one of 77 districts in Nepal and has belonged to Bagmati Province since the 2015 constitution .
history
Until 2015, the district belonged to the Janakpur administrative zone .
geography
Dolakha is east of Kathmandu .
In the northeast of the district is the well-known Himalayan peak of the Gaurishankar .
Residents
At the 2001 census, the district had 204,229 inhabitants; In 2011 there were 186,557.
Administrative division
Cities in Dolakha District:
Gaunpalikas (rural communities):
By 2017, the district was divided into the following Village Development Committees (VDCs):
- Alampu
- Babare
- Bhedapu
- Bhirkot
- Bhusapheda
- Bigu
- Bocha
- Bulung
- Chankhu
- Chhetrapa
- Chilankha
- Chyama
- Dadhpokhari
- Dandakharka
- Gairimudi
- Gauri Shankar
- Ghyang Sukathokar
- Hawa
- Japhe
- Jhule
- Jhyaku
- Jugu
- Kabhre
- Kalingchok
- Katakuti
- Khare
- Khupachagu
- Laduk
- Lakuri Danda
- Lamabagar
- Lamidanda
- Lapilang
- Magapauwa
- Malu
- Marbu
- Melung
- Mirge
- Namdu
- Orang
- Pawati
- Sahars
- Sailungeswar
- Sunakhani
- Sundrawati
- Sureti
- Susma Chhemawati
- Syama
Web links
Commons : Dolakha District - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Remarks
- ↑ Schedule-4 States, and Districts to be included in the concerned States. - Nepal Law Commission. Retrieved December 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal ( Memento from July 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 2.1 MB)
- ^ Nepal: Administrative Unit - State 3 Map | UN Nepal Information Platform. Retrieved January 15, 2019 .