Dailekh District
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Dailekh District (Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".) a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dailekh as its district headquarters, covers an area of Template:Cvt and had a population of 225,201 in 2001[1] and 261,770 in 2011.[2]
Etymology
It is said that the name Dailekh is derived from Dadhi Lekh. Dadhi stands for Dadhichi. Dadhichi was a sage in ancient time and Lekh mean hill. Etymologically ‘Dadhi Lekh’ means the hill where sage Dadhichi meditated.[3][4] There is also another story about name that, in ancient time it was a place of Devatas, so it called "Daibalok" which later became 'Dailekh'.[3][4]
History
Dailekh District was a part of Khasa kingdom during 12th to 14th century.[5] Sinja Valley was the ancient capital city and powerful town of the Khasa Kingdom[6]Template:Rp[7] After the fall down of the Khasa Kingdom it divided into many small kingdoms. Before the unification of modern Nepal, the area of the Karnali region had a united kingdom named Baise Rajya (Twenty two principalities). Dailekh principality was one in twenty two principalities.
Geography and climate
Dailekh is a high, hilly district out of ten districts of Karnali Province. It is situated at coordinates of 28° 35' 00" N to 29° 08' 00" N Latitudes and 81° 25' 00" E to 81° 53' 00" E of Longitudes. The lowest elevation is 544m and the highest elevation is 4,168m. The headquarter is situated at an elevation of 1448m. The district has covered 80% of mid-hill land and 21% of high-hill land. The total area of the district is Script error: No such module "convert"..[4]
On the basis of altitude,this district can be classified into 4 different sub-categories:
| Climate Zone[8] | 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 5,500 meters 9,800 to 18,044 ft. |
2.4% |
Transportation
Dailekh is connected with Birendranagar (the capital city of Karnali Province) with a road called Dailekh road (F-48). Dailekh road meets to Ratna Highway (NH-12) at Birendranagar (Surkhet). Ratna Highway is connected with Mahendra Highway (NH-1) at Kohalpur. Through Mahendra Highway one can get access to Kathmandu, Pokhara and other cities of Nepal.
There is another road connecting Dailekh to Karnali Highway (NH-13) via Dullu.
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The nearest airport for Dailekh is Surkhet Airport which is about Script error: No such module "convert". at distance from Dailekh.
Demographics
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At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dailekh District had a population of 261,770
As their first language, 97.9% spoke Nepali, 1.5% Magar, 0.2% Gurung, 0.1% Kham, 0.1% Tamang and 0.1% other languages.[9]
Ethnicity/caste: 34.8% were Chhetri, 18.6% Kami, 14.1% Thakuri, 10.9% Hill Brahmin, 9.2% Magar, 5.0% Damai/Dholi, 3.1% Sarki, 1.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.3% Gurung, 0.3% Badi, 0.3% Newar, 0.2% other Dalit, 0.2% Musalman, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Tamang and 0.1% others.[10]
Religion: 97.4% were Hindu, 1.9% Buddhist, 0.5% Christian and 0.2% Muslim.[12]
Literacy: 62.3% could read and write, 3.3% could only read and 34.3% could neither read nor write.[13]
Constituency
Dailekh comprises 2 parliamentary seats and 4 provincial seats:
| Constituency | Area | Seat | MP/MLA | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dailekh 1 | Template:Hlist | Parliamentary | Rabindra Raj Sharma | Nepal Communist Party |
| Dailekh 2 | Template:Hlist | Parliamentary | Raj Bahadur Buda Chhetri | Nepal Communist Party |
| Dailekh 1(A) | Template:Hlist | Provincial | Dharma Raj Regmi | Nepal Communist Party |
| Dailekh 1(B) | Template:Hlist | Provincial | Amar Bahadur Thapa | Nepal Communist Party |
| Dailekh 2(A) | Template:Hlist | Provincial | Sushil Kumar Thapa | Nepal Communist Party |
| Dailekh 2(B) | Template:Hlist | Provincial | Raj Bahadur Shahi | Nepal Communist Party |
Divisions of Dailekh
As per the new constitution of Nepal 2015, the district is divided into 4 urban municipalities and 7 rural municipality;
| # | Municipality | Type | Area | Population | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narayan | Urban | 110.63 | 27,037 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | Dullu | Urban | 156.77 | 41,540 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | Aathbis | Urban | 168 | 29,227 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | Chamunda Bindrasaini | Urban | 90.6 | 26,149 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | Thantikandh | Rural | 88.22 | 18,896 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | Bhairabi | Rural | 110.46 | 21,233 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | Mahabu | Rural | 110.8 | 19,277 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 8 | Naumule | Rural | 228.59 | 20,802 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 9 | Dungeshwar | Rural | 105.19 | 15,883 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 10 | Gurans | Rural | 164.79 | 22,033 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 11 | Bhagawatimai | Rural | 151.52 | 18,778 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Dailekh | District | 1505 | 260,855 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Former VDCs and Municipalities
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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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River Karnali, an aerial view of Dailekh District (Mid Western Nepal) on the way to Surkhet from Humla
See also
- Zones of Nepal
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References
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External links
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