Dhankuta District

Dhankuta धनकुटा
District
Location of Dhankuta
Country	Nepal
Region	Eastern (Purwanchal)
Zone	Koshi
Headquarters	Dhankuta
Area
• Total	892 km^2 (344 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	163,412[1]
Time zone	NPT (UTC+5:45)
Main language(s)	Nepali, Newari, Rai, Tamang, Magar, Limbu, etc.
Website	www.ddcdhankuta.gov.np

Dhankuta District (Nepali: धनकुटा जिल्ला) ( Listen ), a part of Province No. 1, is one of the districts of Nepal. The district covers an area of 891 Km² and has a population (2011) of 163,412.^[1] Dhankuta is the district headquarters and a major administrative region in the Eastern region.

Gallery

Madhuganga

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  Playground in Basantatar

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  Dhankuta in rainy season

Vegetation

The vegetation zones in the district range from sub-tropical Sal forest along the Tamor and Arun rivers, and cooler temperate forests on some of the high ridges that mark the watershed between the two catchments. The altitude ranges from around 300m to 2500m. The majority of the population are involved in agriculture and crops include maize, rice and millet. Important cash crops include citrus fruits, cauliflower, cabbage, ginger, and in recent years, tea. A well-preserved forest (Rani Ban – Queen's Forest) spreads along a ridge line on the northwest side of the village, with well-developed mature stands of rhododendron and sallo (pine) trees.

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[2]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Lower Tropical	below 300 meters (1,000 ft)	3.7%
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	44.7%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	46.6%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	3.2%

Municipality and Village Development Committees (VDC/s)

Map of the VDC/s in Dhankuta District

• Dhankuta
• Ahale
• Ankhisalla
• Arkhaule Jitpur
• Basantatar
• Belhara
• Budhabare
• Bhirgaun
• Bodhe
• Budhabare
• Budi Morang
• Chanuwa
• Chhintang
• Chungmang
• Danda Bazar
• Dandagaun
• Ghortikharka
• Hattikharka
• Jitpur Arkhaule
• Khoku
• Khuwaphok
• Kuruletenupa
• Leguwa
• Mahabharat
• Marek Katahare
• Maunabudhuk
• Mudebas
• Muga
• Murtidhunga
• Pakhribas
• Parewadin
• Phaksib
• Phalate
• Raja Rani
• Sanne
• Tankhuwa
• Telia
• Vedatar

Young boys eating Oranges

Tourist areas

vedatar at dhankuta

Namaste Fallsat dhankuta

Agricultural Research Station, Pakhribas

• Pakhribas
• Vedatar
• Namaste Falls

See also

• Zones of Nepal

References

1. "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Retrieved November 2012.
2. 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 horizontal tab character in |series= at position 91 (help)

External links

• District Development Committee, Dhankuta
• Districts of Nepal at statoids.com

Coordinates: 26°58′53″N 87°20′36″E / 26.98139°N 87.34333°E