Rautahat District

Rautahat
रौतहट
District

Location of Rautahat
Country Nepal
Region Central (Madhyamanchal)
Zone Narayani
Headquarters Gaur
Area
  Total 1,126 km2 (435 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 686,722
  Density 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)
Main language(s)

Bajjika (60%)

Nepali (21%)

Hindi-Urdu (13%)

other (6%)

Rautahat District(Nepali: रौतहट जिल्ला Listen , a part of Province No. 2, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Gaur as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,126 km² and had a population of 545,132 in 2001 and 686,722 in 2011. Among other districts, Rautahat has the largest percent of Muslims in Nepal, about 19.465% (106,111 persons in 2001).Sri Ram Sugar Mill is located in Garuda.[1]

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[2] Elevation Range % of Area
Lower Tropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft) 94.4%
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.
 5.6%

Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities

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

References

  1. Population by religion for regions and districts
  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: 26°46′N 85°16′E / 26.767°N 85.267°E / 26.767; 85.267

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