Makwanpur District

Makawanpur मकवानपुर
District
Country	Nepal
Region	Central (Madhyamanchal)
Zone	Narayani
Headquarters	Hetauda
Area
• Total	2,426 km^2 (937 sq mi)
Population (2011[1])
• Total	420,477
• Density	170/km^2 (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

• Agara
• Ambhanjyang
• Bajrabarahi
• Betini
• Bhainse
• Bharta Pundyadevi
• Bhimphedi
• Budhichaur
• Chhatiwan
• Chitlang
• Dandakharka
• Dhimal
• Gogane
• Handikhola
• Harnamadi
• Hetauda Sub Metropolitan Municipality
• Ipa Panchakanya
• Kalikatar
• Kankada
• Kamane
• Khairang
• Kogate
• Kulekhani
• Makwanpurgadhi
• Manahari
• Manthali
• Markhu
• Marta Punchedevi
• Namtar
• Nibuwatar
• Phakhel
• Phaparbari
• Raigaun
• Raksirang
• Sarikhet Palase
• Shikharpur
• Sripur Chhatiwan
• Sisneri Mahadevsthan
• Sukaura
• Thaha Municipality
• Thingan
• Tistung Deurali

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

• Districts of Nepal at statoids.com

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