Simikot सिमिकोट | |
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District Headquarters | |
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)  Simikot Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 29°58′18″N 81°49′15″E / 29.97167°N 81.82083°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Karnali |
| District | Humla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 785.89 km2 (303.43 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 18th largest RM (in country) 6th largest (in province) |
| Elevation | 2,910 m (9,550 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,557 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Website | simkotmun |
Simikot is the administrative headquarters of Humla District of Karnali Zone in the mountain region of northwestern Nepal.
Transport
Access to Simikot from developed parts of Nepal is mainly by air. Simikot Airport's relatively short 549 metres (1,800 ft) runway at nearly 3,000 metre elevation requires passenger planes with STOL characteristics such as Dornier Do 28 and de Havilland Twin Otter.
Roads from the south have only reached Jumla 86 kilometres (53 mi) to the southeast, however a rough road has been built from the Tibet Autonomous Region border crossing at Hilsa, 51 kilometres (32 mi) WNW
Media
Simikot has two Community radio Stations: Radio Karnali Aawaj at 94.2 MHz and Radio Kailash at 103.4 MHz.
See also
- UN map of Humla District
- Thubron, Colin (2011). To a Mountain in Tibet. New York: Harper Collins. Retrieved Dec 14, 2013.
References