Jailwang

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jelbang

जेलबाङ

Jailwang
Village development committee
Jelbang is located in Nepal
Jelbang
Jelbang
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°24′N 82°44′E / 28.40°N 82.74°E / 28.40; 82.74Coordinates: 28°24′N 82°44′E / 28.40°N 82.74°E / 28.40; 82.74
Country   Nepal
Zone
DistrictRolpa District
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,945
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Jelbang, also known as Jailwang, is a Nepalese village development committee in Rolpa District of the Rapti Zone, and is situated at the Southern Part of the . At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 2896 people living in 510 individual households. [2] The town is populated by Magars.[3]

73 residents of Jelbang perished during the Nepalese Civil War (1996-2006), in what is now known as the . It was the largest Massacre in the War, which was pitted between Maoist Rebels and Nepalese Monarchists loyal to the King.[4] In Postwar Nepal, Jailwang has been described as a "Model Peace Village" and a "Village of Martyrs".[by whom?]

In 2020, an Article in Nagarik reported that a defunct Mine in Jelbang would be converted into a Museum. Local Authorities hope it may boost Tourism in Jelbang. [2]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011(Village Development Committee/Municipality)" (PDF). Government of Nepal. National Planning Commission of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Wayback Machine" (PDF). web.archive.org. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2021-06-18. Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. ^ https://kathmandupost.com/22/2020/03/14/exploring-the-highlands-of-rustic-rolpa
  4. ^ Thapa, Deepak (2012), Malone, David M.; Einsiedel, Sebastian von; Pradhan, Suman (eds.), "The Making of the Maoist Insurgency", Nepal in Transition: From People's War to Fragile Peace, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 37–57, ISBN 978-1-107-00567-9, retrieved 2021-06-18


Stub icon

This article about a location in the Rolpa District of Nepal is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""