Ramechhap, Janakpur, Nepal

Ramechhap, Nepal
रामेछाप
Motto: Shailung
Ramechhap, Nepal

Location in Nepal

Coordinates: 27°20′0″N 86°5′0″E / 27.33333°N 86.08333°E / 27.33333; 86.08333Coordinates: 27°20′0″N 86°5′0″E / 27.33333°N 86.08333°E / 27.33333; 86.08333
Country    Nepal
Admin. division Janakpur Zone
District Ramechhap District
Elevation 1,218 m (3,999 ft)

Ramechhap is a part of Janakpur Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, known as Kirat Ramechhap, with Manthali as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,546 km² and has a population (2011) of 202,646 [1] and a density of 137.4 per km2. The district has the highest population of endangered native group Kusunda and has the lowest population growth rate in Nepal.[2]

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