Achham District

Achham
अछाम
District

Location of Achham district in Nepal
Country Nepal
Region Far-Western (Sudur Pashchimanchal)
Zone Seti
Headquarters Mangalsen
Area
 • Total 1,692 km2 (653 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 257,477[1]
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)
Website Official website

Achham District (Nepali: अछाम जिल्ला Listen ), a part of Province No. 7, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Mangalsen as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,692 km² and has a population (2011) of 257,477.[1] It is one of the remotest districts of Nepal. It is accessible by automobile from Kathmandu and Nepalgunj via a paved road that runs along the western border of Nepal from Dhangadhi. The unpaved of Mid hill lokmarg through Dailakh district also takes to Mangalsen by crossing karnali at rakam.[2]

Mangalsen, the district headquarters, is eight hours walk and two and half hour drive from Sanphebagar - a town in Achham sporting a non-functional domestic airport. A bridge crosses the Budhi Ganga river in Sanphebagar allowing access during high water, a second bridge over the Kailash river. During 2009/2010, the government of Nepal have constructed a paved road connecting Sanphebagar to Mangalsen. The district is served by two hospitals, the government district hospital in Mangalsen and one recently opened in Bayalpata named Bayalpata hospital that is a collaboration between the government and the non-profit organization Nyaya Health.[3]

The district has the highest rate of HIV cases in Nepal, which they name "Mumbai disease", a city in modern-day country called india, Nepal's neighboring country. One single village was found to have 72 positive cases in 2013.[4]

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[5] Elevation Range % of Area
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.		 27.4%
Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.		 58.3%
Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.		 12.2%
Subalpine 3,000 to 4,000 meters
9,800 to 13,100 ft.		  1.0%

Towns and villages

Map of the VDC/s in Achham District

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Retrieved November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Accham". Far Western nepal. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Accham District Nepal". Sudur Sansar.
  4. ↑ http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Six+dozen+HIV+cases+reported+in+single+village&NewsID=384499
  5. ↑ 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

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