Taplejung (District)

ताप्लेजुङ जिल्ला Taplejung district
Location of the Taplejung district (red) in Nepal
Basic data
Country	Nepal
province	Province No. 1
surface	3646 km²
Residents	127,461 (2011 census)
density	35 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	NP-P1
Website	www.ddctaplejung.gov.np (English)

Coordinates: 27 ° 35 '  N , 87 ° 46'  E

The Taplejung district ( Nepali ताप्लेजुङ जिल्ला ) is one of 77 districts in Nepal and has belonged to Province No. 1 since the 2015 constitution .

Its main town is the city of the same name, Taplejung .

geography

The 3646 km² district is the northeastern Nepalese district and is located directly on the Indian and Chinese borders in the Himalayas .

Its district neighbors are Sankhuwasabha in the west , Terhathum and Panchthar in the south . In the east, Taplejung is bordered by the Indian state of Sikkim and in the north by the Tibet Autonomous Region .

The highest point of the district is the 8,586  m high Kangchenjunga , the third highest mountain on earth.

climate

The average temperature is 11.3 ° C, the minimum temperature 0 ° C and the maximum temperature 30 ° C. The average rainfall is 1440 mm per year.

population

According to the 2001 census, the district had 134,698 inhabitants and the population density was 36.9 people / km². The following ethnic groups live in the district: Limbo, Tibetans, Sherpas , Rai, Gurung, Magar, Newar, Tamangs, Sunuwar.

Administrative division

Cities in Taplejung District:

• Taplejung

Gaunpalikas (rural communities):

• Aathrai Triveni
• Sidingwa
• Fat hanging
• Mikkwakhola
• Meringues
• Maiwakhola
• Pathibhara Yangwarak
• Sirijangha

Web links

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

• Map of Nepal: Taplejung District. In: ncthakur.itgo.com. Retrieved June 26, 2011 . 

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. ↑ Schedule-4 States, and Districts to be included in the concerned States. - Nepal Law Commission. Retrieved December 13, 2018 . 
3. ^ ^{A b} Districts of Nepal. In: Statoids. Retrieved June 26, 2011 .  
4. ^ ^{A b} About Taplejung District. In: Taplejung-Online (archived version). Retrieved June 26, 2011 .