Nawalpur District
Nawalpur District
नवलपुर | |
|---|---|
 Shashwat Dham, Devachuli | |
 Location of Nawalpur (dark yellow) in Gandaki Province | |
 Divisions of Nawalpur | |
| Coordinates: 27°19′N 83°24′E / 27.32°N 83.40°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Gandaki Province |
| Established | during Rana regime |
| Disestablished | 1962 |
| Reestablished | 2015 |
| Admin HQ. | Kawasoti |
| Government | |
| • Type | Coordination committee |
| • Body | DCC, Nawalpur |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,043.1 km2 (402.7 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 310,864 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Website | www |
Nawalpur (/nəˌwʌlˈpʊər/, Template:Lang-ne, pronounced [ˈnʌwʌlpur]) or (Nawalparasi east of Bardaghat Susta) is a district located in Gandaki Province of Nepal. It is 1 out of 11 districts of Gandaki Province. The headquarter of the district is Kawasoti.[1]
Formally Nawalpur District was part of Nawalparasi District, which split into two districts Nawalpur District and Parasi District after the state's reconstruction of administrative divisions as of 20 September 2015.
The total area of Nawalpur District is 1,043.1 square kilometres (402.7 sq mi) and total population of this district as of 2011 Nepal census is 310864 individuals.[2]
History
During Rana regime, Nawalpur district was a sub-district of Chitwan District then it established separately and again merged with a small portion (Parasi) of Butwal District and established Nawalparasi District. In 2015 again Nawalpur District was again separately reestablished.
Divisions
The district is divided into 8 local level body[2] in which 4 are urban municipality and 4 are rural municipality.[3]
Urban municipality
- Kawasoti (Headquarter)
- Gaindakot
- Devachuli
- Madhyabindu
Rural municipality
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Nawalpur district had a population of 310,864.
Magar are the largest ethnic group with 29.11% of the population, while Hill Brahmin are the second-largest with 23.79%. Tharu are 11.80%, Chhetri 7.66%, Kami 5.44%, Kumal 3.91%, Gurung 2.93%, Newar 2.87%, Damai 2.49%, Thakuri 1.75%, and Tamang 1.39%.[4]
Of these, 55.29% spoke Nepali, 25.15% Magar, 10.95% Tharu, 1.92% Gurung, 1.62% Newari, 1.25% Bhojpuri and 0.82% Tamang as their first language.[4]
| Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 149,543 | — | ||
| 1991 | 211,228 | +3.51% | ||
| 2001 | 272,557 | +2.58% | ||
| 2011 | 311,604 | +1.35% | ||
| 2021 | 381,105 | +2.03% | ||
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| Source: Citypopulation[5] | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "पूर्वी नवलपरासीको नाम 'नवलपुर जिल्ला' र सदरमुकाम कावासोतीमा राख्ने निर्णय" [Decision to named Nawalpur of the East Nawalparasi and fix Headquarter at Kawasoti]. www.kantipurdaily.com (in Nepali). KMG. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ a b "CITY POPULATION– statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA (page no. 261)" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ a b "National Data Portal-Nepal". nationaldata.gov.np. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "NEPAL: Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de.
External links
Headquarters: Kawasoti | ||
| Urban municipalities: 4 | | |
| Rural municipalities: 4 | ||
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