Okhaldhunga District

Okhaldunga name originated from this big old Mortar/Okhal in Nepali

Okhaldhunga District (Nepali: ओखलढुङ्गा जिल्ला), a part of Province No. 1, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Okhaldhunga as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,074.5 km² and had a population of 156,702 in 2001 and 147,984 in 2011. Okhaldhunga is part of area traditionally called Wallo Kirat (near Kirat), home to indigenous ethnic groups Rai and Sunuwar सुनुवार. Apart from these indigenous ethnic groups, other ethnics and hill castes live in the district.

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone	Elevation Range	% of Area
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	22.2%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	51.1%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	24.2%
Subalpine	3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft.	2.1%

Village Development Committees

Map of the VDCs in Okhaldhunga District

The district contains the following VDCs:

Baksa, Balakhu, Baraneshwar, Betini, Bhadaure, Bhussinga, Bigutar, Bilandu, Chyanam, Diyale, Gamnangtar, Harkapur, Jantarkhani, Kalikadevi, Katunje, Ketuke, Khiji Chandeshwari, Khijiphalate, Kuibhir, Kuntadevi, Madhavpur, Mamkha, Manebhanjyang, Moli, Mulkharka, Narmedeshwar, Palapu, Patle, Phediguth, Phulbari, Pokhare, Pokli, Prapcha, Ragani, Rajadip, Raniban, Ratmata, Rawadolu, Serna, Srichaur, Singhadevi, Sisneri, Taluwa, Tarkerabari, Thakle, Thoksela, Thulachhap, Ubu, Yasam

Municipality

Siddhicharan Municipality

See also

• Zones of Nepal

References

• "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.