Manang (district)

मनाङ जिल्ला Manang
Location of the Manang District (red) in Nepal
Basic data
Country	Nepal
province	Gandaki
Seat	Chame
surface	2246 km²
Residents	6538 (2011 census)
density	2.9 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	NP-P4
VDCs and cities (blue) in Manang

Coordinates: 28 ° 33 '  N , 84 ° 14'  E

The District of Manang ( Nepali मनाङ जिल्ला ) is one of the 77 districts in Nepal . Its main town is Chame in the Gandaki administrative zone .

geography

The 2246 km² district is located directly on the Chinese border in the Central Himalayas . Its district neighbors are: Kaski , Lamjung , Gorkha , Mustang and Myagdi . The topography is determined by the Marsyangdi River , which has its source at the 5413  m high Thorong La . This pass also forms a transition to the Mustang District after Muktinath .

The Manang District has an enormous wealth of fauna and flora .

population

According to the 2001 census, the district had 9,587 inhabitants and the population density was 4.3 people / km².

Infrastructure

The people of Manang were traders from ancient times . In the course of time, well-maintained supply paths emerged in the district, but no roads. All goods must therefore be transported with mules , yaks or porters . The Annapurna Circuit trekking route also runs through the Manang district on these paths . In the meantime, the residents mainly live from tourism (supply and accommodation for the trekking groups). But traditional agriculture and cattle breeding (yaks) are still practiced.

There is a relatively new, small airport 2.5 km east of the village of Manang .

Administrative division

The following Village Development Committees (VDCs) are located in the district of Manang :

• Bhraka
• Chame
• Dharapani
• Ghyaru
• Khangshar
• Manang
• Nar
• Ngawal
• Phu
• Pisang
• Tachi Bagarchhap
• Tanki Manang
• Thoche

photos

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  Welcome sign

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  View of the Manaslu

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  Out and about in the Manang District

See also

• Administrative division of Nepal

Web links

Commons : Manang 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 of the original from April 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 7.8 MB) 
2. ↑ Manang Airport - at gcmap.com (English). Last accessed on April 27, 2011.