Makwanpur District

Makawanpur
मकवानपुर
District
Country Nepal
Region Central (Madhyamanchal)
Zone Narayani
Headquarters Hetauda
Area
  Total 2,426 km2 (937 sq mi)
Population (2011[1])
  Total 420,477
  Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)
Main language(s) Nepali
Website www.ddcmakwanpur.gov.np

Makawanpur District(Nepali: मकवानपुर जिल्ला Listen , a part of Province No. 3, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Hetauda as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,426 km² and had a population of 392,604 in 2001 and 420,477 in 2011.

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[2] Elevation Range % of Area
Lower Tropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft)  7.2%
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.
59.0%
Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.
28.9%
Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.
 4.9%

Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities

Map of the VDCs and Municipalities (blue) in Makwanpur District

References

  1. General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 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

Coordinates: 27°25′N 85°02′E / 27.417°N 85.033°E / 27.417; 85.033

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