Kailali District
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Before the reunification of Nepal by Gorkha King Prithivi Narayan Shah, this district was part of the Doti Kingdom. Nepal lost it to the East India Company after the Anglo-Nepalese war (1814-1816) between the then Kingdom of Nepal and the East India Company followed by territorial concessions under the Sugauli Treaty. Later on after the treaty of 1860, Nepal recovered this land along with Kanchanpur, Banke and Bardiya.
Geography and climate
| Climate zone[1] | Elevation range | % of area |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Tropical | below 300 meters (1,000 ft) | 59.3% |
| Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. |
25.9% |
| Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. |
13.8% |
Demographics
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As their first language, 41.5% spoke Tharu, 27.3% Nepali, 18.7% Doteli, 6.3% Achhami, 1.4% Magar, 0.9% Maithili, 0.8% Hindi, 0.5% Bajureli, 0.4% Bajhangi, 0.3% Baitadeli, 0.3% Dailekhi, 0.2% Kham, 0.2% Raji, 0.2% Tamang, 0.2% Urdu, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Darchuleli, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Jumli, 0.1% Newar and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[2]
Ethnicity/caste: 41.9% were Tharu, 20.8% Chhetri, 12.4% Hill Brahmin, 8.4% Kami, 3.9% Thakuri, 3.8% Magar, 2.2% Damai/Dholi, 1.1% other Dalit, 0.9% Sarki, 0.6% Musalman, 0.5% Lohar, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Badi, 0.4% Newar, 0.3% Raji, 0.3% Tamang, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% other Terai, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Yadav and 0.1% others.[3]
Religion: 94.9% were Hindu, 2.0% Buddhist, 1.9% Christian, 0.6% Muslim, 0.2% Prakriti and 0.3% others.[4]
Literacy: 65.9% could read and write, 2.7% could only read and 31.4% could neither read nor write.[5]
Administration
The district consists of 13 Local Levels, of which one is a sub-metropolitan city, six are urban municipalities and six are rural municipalities. These are as follows:[6]
- Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City
- Lamki Chuha Municipality
- Tikapur Municipality
- Ghodaghodi Municipality
- Bhajani Municipality
- Godawari Municipality
- Gauriganga Municipality
- Janaki Rural Municipality
- Bardagoriya Rural Municipality
- Mohanyal Rural Municipality
- Kailari Rural Municipality
- Joshipur Rural Municipality
- Chure Rural Municipality
See also
References
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ NepalMap Language
- ↑ NepalMap Caste
- ↑ NepalMap Religion
- ↑ NepalMap Literacy
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External links
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