Amargadhi

Amargadhi
अमरगढी
Municipality
Country    Nepal
Zone Mahakali Zone
District Dadeldhura District
Incorporated January 24, 1997
Population (2011)
  Total 22,241
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)
Postal code 10200
Area code(s) 096
Website amargadhi.municipality.gov.np

Amargadhi is the municipal center of Dadeldhura District in the Mahakali Zone of western Nepal. The district capital of Dadeldhura is located within it. The 2011 census counted 22,241 residents in the municipality. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 18,390.[1]

Media

To Promote local culture Amargadhi has three Community radio Stations. They are Radio Amargadhi - 97.4 MHz, Radio Sudur Awaz - 95 MHz and Radio Aafno 104.8 MHZ.

Climate

Climate data for Amargadhi (1848 m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 14.0
(57.2)
15.2
(59.4)
19.4
(66.9)
23.6
(74.5)
26.1
(79)
26.0
(78.8)
24.2
(75.6)
23.8
(74.8)
23.3
(73.9)
21.7
(71.1)
18.5
(65.3)
15.7
(60.3)
20.96
(69.73)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.0
(48.2)
10.2
(50.4)
14.0
(57.2)
18.0
(64.4)
20.3
(68.5)
21.3
(70.3)
20.7
(69.3)
20.4
(68.7)
19.4
(66.9)
16.7
(62.1)
13.2
(55.8)
10.5
(50.9)
16.14
(61.06)
Average low °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4)
5.1
(41.2)
8.6
(47.5)
12.3
(54.1)
14.5
(58.1)
16.6
(61.9)
17.3
(63.1)
17.1
(62.8)
15.5
(59.9)
11.7
(53.1)
8.0
(46.4)
5.3
(41.5)
11.34
(52.42)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 42.8
(1.685)
62.5
(2.461)
56.8
(2.236)
55.1
(2.169)
92.2
(3.63)
171.6
(6.756)
329.2
(12.961)
315.9
(12.437)
196.0
(7.717)
44.3
(1.744)
9.4
(0.37)
23.0
(0.906)
1,398.8
(55.072)
Source: http://www.dhm.gov.np/uploads/climatic/880251189NORMAL%20FILE.pdf

References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.

External links

Coordinates: 29°18′00″N 80°34′47″E / 29.30000°N 80.57972°E / 29.30000; 80.57972

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