Terhathum

तेह्रथुम जिल्ला Tehrathum District
Location of the Tehrathum district (red) in Nepal
Basic data
Country	Nepal
province	Province No. 1
Seat	Myanglung
surface	679 km²
Residents	101,577 (2011 census)
density	150 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	NP-P1
Website	ddctehrathum.gov.np

Coordinates: 27 ° 11 '  N , 87 ° 31'  E

Black cardamom ( Amomum ) is an important crop in Terhathum

The Terhathum District (also Tehrathum ; Nepali तेह्रथुम जिल्ला ) is one of 77 districts in Nepal and has belonged to Province No. 1 since the 2015 constitution .

The Tamor River forms the eastern and southern district boundaries.

The district had 113,111 inhabitants at the 2001 census.

The name means "thirteen castles", which are said to have existed in the area of ​​the Limbu , the people living in the district.

Administrative division

Cities ( municipalities ) in Terhatum district:

• Laligurans
• Myanglung

Gaunpalikas (rural communities):

• Aathrai
• Chhathar
• Phedap
• Menchayayem

Web links

Commons : Terhathum 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. ↑ Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal ( Memento from July 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 2.1 MB)
3. ↑ 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 file; 7.5 MB)