Ilam (district)

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इलाम
Ilam District
Location of the Ilam district (red) in Nepal
Location of the Ilam district (red) in Nepal
Basic data
Country Nepal
province Province No. 1
Seat Ilam
surface 1703 km²
Residents 290,254 (2011 census)
density 170 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 NP-P1
Website www.ddcilam.gov.np
Map of the district with the subordinate municipalities
Map of the district with the subordinate municipalities

Coordinates: 26 ° 57 '  N , 87 ° 52'  E

The district of Ilam ( Nepali इलाम IAST ilām listen ? / I ) is one of 77 districts in Nepal and has belonged to Province No. 1 since the 2015 constitution . Audio file / audio sample

geography

It has an area of ​​1703 km² and in 2001 had 282,806 inhabitants. The administrative seat of the district is the city ​​of the same name Ilam . The district is located around 600 kilometers east of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu and borders the Nepalese districts Jhapa , Panchthar and Morang as well as the West Bengal district Darjiling .

Ilam stretches from the fertile Terai plain to the hilly foreland of the Himalayas . The highest point in the district is around 3000  m above sea level. The region is often visited by naturalists because of its rare bird species and the native small panda . The name Ilam comes from the Limbu and means "winding road".

politic and economy

Ilam is one of the most economically developed regions in Nepal. The tea grown there is also exported to Europe as Ilam Tea . In addition to tea, cardamom , ginger and potatoes are also grown in the district and milk is produced. From a religious point of view, the Devi temple has a special meaning as a place of pilgrimage. A tourist attraction is the Mai Pokhari Lake, which is considered the "residence of the goddess".

During the civil war from 1994 to 2006, Ilam was widely featured in the media as the Maoists who led a peasant revolt against the monarchy were active in the area.

Administrative division

Cities in Ilam District:

Gaunpalikas (rural communities):

Web links

Commons : Ilam 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. ↑ 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)