Chainpur, Bajhang
Chainpur
चैनपुर | |
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![]() ![]() Chainpur Location in Nepal | |
Coordinates: 29°33′N 81°12′E / 29.550°N 81.200°ECoordinates: 29°33′N 81°12′E / 29.550°N 81.200°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Zone | Seti Zone |
District | Bajhang District |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 4,143 |
• Religions | Hindu |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Postal code | 10500 |
Area code(s) | 092 |
Chainpur is an ancient town in Jaya Prithvi Municipality and headquarters of Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western Nepal. The formerly Village Development Committee was merged to form new municipality from 18 May 2014. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,143 and had 759 houses in the village.[1] It has a grass runway in town with limited flights. From 1990-2002 the Peace Corps operated in Chainpur.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/16-09-01_164250_Nepal_Bajhang_Looking_E_Over_Chainpur_Bazaar.jpg/440px-16-09-01_164250_Nepal_Bajhang_Looking_E_Over_Chainpur_Bazaar.jpg)
Looking East Over Chainpur Bazaar and the Seti River
Pop culture[]
Sydney Wignall's 'Prisoner in Red Tibet'[2] and 'Spy on the Roof of the World':[3] the story starts and finishes in Chainpur.
Media[]
To Promote local culture Chainpur has two Community radio Station. one is jayaprithvi FM - 96.3 MHz and Bajhang FM.
References[]
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ Wignall, Sydney. "Prisoner In Red Tibet". London: Hutchinson, 1957
- ^ Wignall, Sydney. "Spy On The Roof Of The World". Edinburgh: Canongate, 1996. ISBN 0-86241-580-2
Categories:
- Populated places in Bajhang District
- Nepal municipalities established in 2014
- Sudurpashchim Province geography stubs