Sankhuwasabha

सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला Sankhuwasabha District
Location of the Sankhuwasabha district (red) in Nepal
Basic data
Country	Nepal
Capital	Khandbari
surface	3480 km²
Residents	158,742 (2011 census)
density	46 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	NP-P1
Website	ddcsankhuwasabha.gov.np
Yangle Kharka, a village in Sankhuwasabha

Coordinates: 27 ° 38 '  N , 87 ° 13'  E

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

At the 2001 census it had 159,203 inhabitants; in 2011 there were 158,742.

The district is characterized by the deep valley of the Arun , one of the three great rivers of Nepal, which is ascribed a high hydropower potential.

Indigenous peoples living in the district include the Yakkhas , Lohorung , Kulung , Rai , Gurung and Limbu .

Administrative division

Cities in Sankhuwasabha District:

• Chainpur
• Khandbari
• Madi
• Dharmadevi
• Panchkhapan

Gaunpalikas (rural communities):

• Bhotkhola
• Chichila
• Makalu
• Sabhapokhari
• Silichong

Web links

Commons : Sankhuwasabha 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 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)