Gorkha (District)

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गोर्खा जिल्ला
Gorkha district
Location of the Gorkha district (red) in Nepal
Location of the Gorkha district (red) in Nepal
Basic data
Country Nepal
province Gandaki
Seat Gorkha
surface 3610 km²
Residents 271,061 (2011 census)
density 75 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 NP-P4
VDCs and cities (blue) in Gorkha
VDCs and cities (blue) in Gorkha

Coordinates: 28 ° 17 '  N , 84 ° 41'  E

The Gorkha District ( Nepali गोर्खा जिल्ला ) is one of the 77 districts in Nepal .

Its main town is Gorkha in the Gandaki administrative zone . It is the area of ​​the former principality of Gorkha, which also gave its name to the famous Gurkha soldiers . In the district there is the the earthquake in 2015 destroyed Manakamana Temple. The epicenter of the earthquake was 18 km north-northeast of the city of Gorkha near Barpak .

geography

The 3610 km² district is located in the Central Himalayas directly on the Chinese border in the center of Nepal. Its neighboring districts are: Lamjung , Manang , Tanahu , Dhading and Chitwan . Four major rivers run in and along the district: Chepe , Daraudi , Marsyangdi, and Budhigandaki . The large Annapurna Conservation Area is located in the northern mountainous regions of the district . The highest peak in the Gorkha district is Manaslu at 8163  m , which makes it the eighth highest mountain on earth . Other high mountains in Gorkha are the Himal Chuli ( 7893  m ) and the Ngadi Chuli ( 7871  m ).

history

The district corresponds more or less to the old Principality of Gorkha, from which the unification of Nepal started in the 18th century and after which the Kingdom of Gorkha was named. The place Gorkha was home to the Shah dynasty ; her palace still towers high above the city. King Prithvi Narayan Shah conquered the Kathmandu Valley in 1768 and ascended the throne of the new kingdom. It was only renamed Nepal in the 1930s. The city of Ghorka is a popular tourist destination.

population

According to the census, the district had 271,000 inhabitants in 2011 and a population density of 75 people / km². The largest ethnic group in this district are the Gurkha , but Gurung and Tamang also live in Gorkha.

Administrative division

Cities ( municipalities ) in Gorkha district:

Village Development Committees (VDCs) in Gorkha District:

photos

  • Royal Palace in Gorkha

  • Chipleti village

  • The cable car to Manakamana Temple

  • The Manakamana Temple

  • Manaslu, the highest peak in the Gorkha district

See also

Web links

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

References

  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 file; 7.5 MB)