Dailekh District

Dailekh दैलेख
District
Location of Dailekh
Country	Nepal
Region	Mid-Western (Madhya Pashchimanchal)
Zone	Bheri
Headquarters	Narayan
Area
• Total	2,505 km^2 (967 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	261,770[1]
Time zone	NPT (UTC+5:45)
Main language(s)	Nepali
Website	www.ddcdailekh.gov.np

Dailekh District (Nepali: दैलेख जिल्ला; Listen ) is part of Province No. 6, one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Dailekh as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,502 km² and had a population of 225,201 in 2001^[2] and 261,770 in 2011.^[1]

Gallery

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  An entrance gate to Dailekh District in Ranimatta Mid-western Nepal

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  Aerial view of Dailekh District (Mid Western Nepal) on the way to Surkhet from Humla

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  Aerial view of Dailekh District (Mid Western Nepal) on the way to Surkhet from Humla

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  Aerial view of Dailekh District (Mid Western Nepal) on the way to Surkhet from Humla

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  River Karnali, an aerial view of Dailekh District (Mid Western Nepal) on the way to Surkhet from Humla

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[3]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	16.7%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	64.5%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	16.1%
Subalpine	3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft.	2.3%

Demographics

Religions in Dailekh
Religion			Percent
Hindus			98.32%
Muslims			0.08%
Buddhism			1.45%
Distribution of religions †Includes Others (0.15%).

Village Development Committees (VDC/s) and Municipalities

Map of the VDC/s in Dailekh District

Awal Parajul Bada Bhairab Bada Khola Badalamji Baluwatar Bansi Baraha Basantamala Belaspur Belpata Bhawani Bindhyabasini Bisalla Chamunda Chauratha

Dada Parajul Dullu Gamaudi Gauri Goganpani Jaganath Jambukandh Kal Bhairab Kalika Kasikandh Katti Khadkawada Kharigera Kusapani Lakhandra

Lakuri Lalikhanda Lyati Bindraseni Mairi Kalikathum Malika Moheltoli Narayan Municipality Naule Katuwal Nepa Nomule Odhari Padukasthan Pagnath Piladi Pipalkot

Pusakot Chiudi Rakam Karnali Raniban Rawalkot Rum Salleri Santalla Saraswati Seri Sigaudi Singasain Tilepata Tolijaisi Toli

References

1. "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Retrieved November 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
3. 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

External links

• Volunteer Charity Work
• District Development Committee, Dailekh

See also

• Zones of Nepal
• "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.

Coordinates: 28°50′15″N 81°42′28″E / 28.83750°N 81.70778°E