Kalikot District कालीकोट जिल्ला | |
|---|---|
) Location of Kalikot District (dark yellow) in Karnali | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Karnali Pradesh |
| Admin HQ. | Manma (today part of Khandachakra Municipality) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Coordination committee |
| • Body | DCC, Kalikot |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,741 km2 (672 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 136,948 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Website | ddckalikot |
Kalikot District (Nepali: कालीकोट जिल्ला ), a part of Karnali province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Manma as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,741 km2 (672 sq mi), had a population of 105,580 in 2001 and 136,948 in 2011. In September 2005, in a bid to encourage a change in social attitudes, the government announced that it would provide rice to any family that had recently had a girl born.[1]
Geography and Climate
| Climate Zone[2] | Elevation Range | % of Area |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. | 1.8% |
| Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. | 20.6% |
| Temperate | 2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft. | 39.4% |
| Subalpine | 3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft. | 37.3% |
| Alpine | 4,000 to 5,000 meters 13,100 to 16,400 ft. | 0.8% |
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kalikot District had a population of 136,948. Of these, 99.5% spoke Nepali as their first language.[3] The largest ethnic group is Khas/Chhetri make 47% of total population, The Second largest group is Khas/Thakuri makes 31% of total dist population, Bahun and sanyasi/giri makes 17% of total population and khas dalit makes 5% of total population..
Administration
The district consists of nine municipalities, out of which four are urban municipalities and five are rural municipalities. These are as follows:[4]
- Khandachakra Municipality
- Raskot Municipality
- Tilagufa Municipality
- Pachaljharana Rural Municipality
- Sanni Triveni Rural Municipality
- Narharinath Rural Municipality
- Shubha Kalika Rural Municipality
- Mahawai Rural Municipality
- Palata Rural Municipality
Former Village Development Committees
Prior to the restructuring of the district, Kalikot District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees:
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See also
- Zones of Nepal
- Paudhur
References
- ^ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 - US Department of State
- ^ 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
- ^ 2011 Nepal Census, Social Characteristics Tables
- ^ "स्थानिय तह" (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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