Tanahu

तनहू जिल्ला Tanahu District
Location of the Tanahu district (red) in Nepal
Basic data
Country	Nepal
province	Gandaki
Seat	Vyas
surface	1546 km²
Residents	323,288 (2011 census)
density	209 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	NP-P4
VDC and cities (blue) in Tanahu

Coordinates: 27 ° 55 '  N , 84 ° 12'  E

The Tanahu district ( Nepali तनहू जिल्ला ) is one of the 77 districts in Nepal .

Its main town, Byas, is in the Gandaki administrative zone .

geography

The 1546 km² district is located in the center of Nepal in the foothills of the Himalayas . Its district neighbors are Kaski , Lamjung and Gorkha in the north, Chitwan in the east, Nawalparasi and Palpa in the south and Syangja in the west . The district is bounded in the south by the lower course of the Kali Gandaki and in the east by the Marsyangdi . The Seti Gandaki and its left tributary Madi Khola flows through the district .

population

According to the census, the district had 315,237 in 2001 with a population density of 203.9 people / km². The largest ethnic group in this district are the Gurung . Many residents of Madi Khola make a living from fishing.

Administrative division

Cities ( municipalities ) in Tanahu District:

• Ambukhaireni
• Bandipur
• Bhanu
• Shuklagandaki
• Vyas

Village Development Committees (VDCs) in Tanahu District:

• Arunodaya
• Baidi
• Basantapur
• Bhanumati
• Bhimad
• Bhirkot
• Chhang
• Chhimkeswari
• Chhipchhipe
• Chok Chisapani
• Deurali
• Devghat
• Gajarkot
• Ghansikuwa
• Jamune Bhanjyang
• Kabilas
• Kahu Shivapur
• Keshavtar
• Kihun
• Kota
• Feces barable
• Kyamin
• Majhakot
• Manpang
• Phirphire
• Pokhari Bhanjyang
• Purkot
• Raipur
• Ramjakot
• Ranipokhari
• Risti
• Rupakot
• Samungbhagwati
• Satiswara
• Sundhara
• Syamgha
• Tanahunsur
• Thaprek
• Virlung

Web links

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

• Map of Tanahu District - PDF document (2.13 MB) from Digital Himalaya. Last accessed on April 28, 2011.

Individual evidence

• Census Nepal (2001) - at statoids.com (English). Last accessed on April 27, 2011.

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; 7.5 MB)