Gulmi District

Gulmi Jilla
District
Location of Gulmi
Country	Nepal
Region	Western (Pashchimanchal)
Zone	Lumbini
Headquarters	Tamghas
No. of VDC/s	79
Area
• Total	1,149 km^2 (444 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	280,160
• Density	240/km^2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	NPT (UTC+5:45)
Main language(s)	Nepali

Gulmi District (Nepali: गुल्मी जिल्ला Listen ), a part of Province No. 5, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Tamghas as its headquarters, covers an area of 1,149 km², had a population of 296,654 in 2001 and 280,160 in 2011.^[1]

Introduction

It is renowned for coffee farming. Ruru, a Holy Place now also known as Ridi is a market center,where many of the temples are situated. Maghe Sankranti and other festivals are celebrated here. Many local as well as foreign tourists come here to visit the place. Dhurkot's Bichitra Cave, Holy Place Resunga with its rich biodiversity & its historic value, Gyawa Kshetra (Religious & Historical importance place i.e. Ruru Dham, Shringeshwar Tapobhumi Lekha, Chhatradevi Mandir-Choyga, Top mountain in this area with historical value is Bauwa & so on)are some of the attractions of Gulmi. It is believed that first coffee was planted in Anpchaur village of this district.

The headquarters of Gulmi, Tamghas, is a small town and the only municipality of Gulmi, situated at the bottom of two hills Resunga and Arjun. It is a place that has been considered sovereign.

Gulmi is rich with naturally beautiful views, natural resources that favour high possibility of tourism in Gulmi. Bichitra Gupha (Bastu VDC), Timure Lekh, Siddhathan temple, rafting in Badhighat, historical place Ridi. Musikot Durbar, Charpala Durbar are some the beautiful place to visit in Gulmi. Nayagaun and Pipaldhara VDC of Gulmi district is famous for oranges.

There are 13 ilakas and 3 electoral constituencies in the district. The population growth rate of the district according to the census of 2011 is decreasing by 0.4 percent.

The literacy rate of the district is 75 percent which includes the male 83 and female 68 in the ratio. There are 614 primary level schools, 51 higher secondary schools and 10 campuses in the entire Gulmi district.^[2]

Communications

There are total of 76 post offices in the district including 1 main district post office,14 ilaka office and 61 others. Number of telecenters have reached 9,^[3] FM radios 6, cable TV network 8. According to Nepal Telecom, there are 82,318 GSM mobile subscribers in the district as of 2015. www.gulminews.com is Gulmi's 1st and no. 1 online media that features all the news, articles and information related to Gulmi and Gulmeli. This site has been online since last 9 years. Gulmi has 6 FM Radio stations and 1 Radio Nepal FM rely station:

Radio Station Name	Radio Frequency
Radio Resunga	106.2 MHz
Ruru FM	94.8 MHz
Radio Gulmi	91.2 MHz
Radio Sky	88.4 MHz
Radio Nepal	100.00 MHz
Puspanjali Fm	97.4 MHz
Pahilo Radio Baletaksar	97.8...MHz

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[4]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	23.5%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	71.9%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	4.6%

References

1. "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Retrieved November 2012.
2. Jill's Bikas Yojana 2072/73. DDC Gulmi. 2015. pp. 2–4.
3. "Telecenters in Nepal". TechSansar. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
4. 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

Coordinates: 28°4′N 83°15′E / 28.067°N 83.250°E