Panchthar District

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Panchthar District

पाँचथर जिल्ला
District
Location of Panchthar district
Location of Panchthar district
Divisional map of Panchthar district
Divisional map of Panchthar district
Country   Nepal
Province1
Admin HQ.Phidim
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Panchthar
Area
 • Total1,241 km2 (479 sq mi)
Population
 (2011[1])
 • Total191,817
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)

Panchthar district (Nepali: पाँचथर जिल्लाAbout this soundListen (help·info)) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern hilly region of Nepal. It is a Hill district of eastern Nepal. The district covers 1,241 km2 (479 sq mi) of area. The 2011 census counted 191,817 population. Phidim is the district headquarters.

History[]

Panchthar was a part of Old Dhankuta District during Rana era and until 1962. Dhankuta district had two subdivisions Chhathum and Terhathum. Panchthar was a thum (county) under the Terhathum subvision. It became a separate district in 1962 when the old 32 traditional districts divided into 75 district.

Geography and climate[]

Climate Zone[2] Elevation Range % of Area
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft. 		18.3%
Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft. 		52.6%
Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft. 		23.9%
Subalpine 3,000 to 4,000 meters
9,800 to 13,100 ft. 		 4.7%
Alpine 4,000 to 5,000 meters
13,100 to 16,400 ft. 		 0.4%

Demographics[]

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Panchthar District had a population of 191,817. Of these, 42% were Limbu, Rai 14%, Brahmin 11%, Chettrai 10%, Tamang 7%, Magar 3%, Kami 3%, Damai 2%  Gurung 2% and Others 6%. Similarly, 40.1% spoke Limbu, 34.1% Nepali, 6.5% Tamang, 5.5% Bantawa, 5.2% Rai , 2.9% Magar, 1.1% Gurung, 0.7% Sunuwar, 0.7% Chamling, and 0.5% Newari as their first language.

62.0% of the population in the district spoke Nepali and 0.8% Limbu as their second language.[3]

Literacy Rate: 72.58% (2011 Census)

Poverty Rate: 11.4% (2011 Census)

Forest Cover: 54.89%

Municipality and Rural Municipalities of Panchthar[]

  1. Phidim Municipality Nepali: फिदिम नगरपालिका (Phidim Municipality, Ranitar, Lumphabung, Yangnam(1-5), Nangin, Lungrupa)
  2. Hilihang Rural Municipality Nepali: हिलिहाङ गाउँपालिका (Ambarpur, Panchami, Subhang, Bharapa)
  3. Kummayak Rural Municipality Nepali: कुम्मायाक गाउँपालिका (Yasok, Rani Gaun, Mangjabung, Syabarumba
  4. Miklajung Rural Municipality Nepali: मिक्लाजुंग गाउँपालिका (Aarubote, Sarangdanda, Rabi, Kurumba, Limba, Durdimba)
  5. Phalelung Rural Municipality (Nepali: फालेलुंग गाउँपालिका (Ektin, Memeng, Prangbung, Yangnam(6,9) Sidin)
  6. Phalgunanda Rural Municipality (Nepali: फाल्गुनन्द गाउँपालिका (Nawamidanda, Imbung, Pauwa Sartap, Chilingdin, Aangsarang, Phaktep)
  7. Tumbewa Rural Municipality Nepali: तुम्वेवा गाउँपालिका (Aangna, Olane, Hangum, Mauwa)
  8. Yangawarak Rural Municipality Nepali: याङवरक गाउँपालिका (Chyangthapu, Phalaicha, Oyam, Tharpu, Nagi)

VDC's in small brackets means they are combined to form main Rural Municipality

Previous Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities[]

Map of the VDCs in Panchthar District

People from Panchthar District[]

See also[]

  • Zones of Nepal

References[]

  1. ^ Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal Archived 2013-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013
  3. ^ 2011 Nepal Census, Social Characteristics Tables

Coordinates: 27°12′N 87°50′E / 27.20°N 87.83°E / 27.20; 87.83


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