Makwanpur District

Makwanpur District
मकवानपुर
District
Kulekhani Reservoir, Kushmanda Sarowar Triveni Dham, Hetauda city (Headquarter), Remains of Makwanpur fort (Clockwise from top)
Location of district in province
Location of district in province
Country Nepal
ProvinceBagmati Province
Admin HQ.Hetauda
Former HQ.Bhimphedi
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Makawanpur
Area
 • Total
2,426 km2 (937 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
420,477
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Main Language(s)Nepali
Websitewww.ddcmakwanpur.gov.np

Makwanpur District (Nepali: मकवानपुर जिल्ला; Listenⓘ), in Bagmati Province, earlier a part of Narayani Zone, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The city of Hetauda serves as the district headquarters and also as the provincial headquarters. The district covers an area of 2,426 km2 (937 sq mi) and had a population of 392,604 in 2001 and 420,477 in 2011.[2] The latest census of 2021 recorded the population of Makwanpur as 466,073.[3]

History

During Rana regime, the district was named Chisapani District and the headquarter of the district was situated in Chisapani Gadhi, Bhimphedi. The district renamed as Makwanpur on the name of Makwanpurgadhi and the headquarter moved to Hetauda in 1982.

Geography and climate

Climate Zone[4] 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%

Demographics

Historical population
Census yearPop.±% p.a.
1981 243,411—    
1991 314,599+2.60%
2001 392,604+2.24%
2011 420,477+0.69%
2021 461,053+0.93%
Source: Citypopulation[5]

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Makwanpur District had a population of 420,477.

As their first language, 45.8% spoke Tamang, 41.5% Nepali, 4.1% Newari, 3.9% Chepang, 1.4% Magar, 0.9% Bhojpuri, 0.6% Maithili, 0.5% Rai, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% Lepcha, 0.2% Majhi, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Pahari, 0.1% Tharu, 0.1% Urdu and 0.2% other languages.[6]

Ethnicity/caste: 48.3% were Tamang, 14.1% Hill Brahmin, 10.5% Chhetri, 6.2% Newar, 4.6% Chepang/Praja, 4.5% Magar, 2.9% Kami, 1.9% Rai, 0.8% Damai/Dholi, 0.8% Majhi, 0.7% Gurung, 0.4% Musalman, 0.4% Thakuri, 0.3% Danuwar, 0.3% Kathabaniyan, 0.3% Pahari, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Sarki, 0.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Ghale, 0.1% Hajam/Thakur, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kanu, 0.1% Limbu, 0.1% Marwadi, 0.1% Sunuwar, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Yadav and 0.2% others.[7]

Religion: 48.3% were Hindu, 45.6% Buddhist, 4.8% Christian, 0.7% Prakriti, 0.4% Muslim and 0.2% others.[8]

Literacy: 67.5% could read and write, 2.7% could only read and 29.8% could neither read nor write.[9]

Administration

The district consists of 10 Municipalities, out of which one is a sub-metropolitan city, one is an urban municipality and eight are rural municipalities. These are as follows:[10]

Former Village Development Committees and Municipalities

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

Notable people

References

  1. ^ General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 2012
  2. ^ "Census Nepal 2021". censusnepal.cbs.gov.np. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  3. ^ "population | national_population and housing_census_year results". censusnepal.cbs.gov.np. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  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
  5. ^ "NEPAL: Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de.
  6. ^ NepalMap Language [1]
  7. ^ NepalMap Caste [2]
  8. ^ NepalMap Religion [3]
  9. ^ NepalMap Literacy [4]
  10. ^ "स्थानिय तह" (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  11. ^ "सोनाम ल्होछारको अवसरमा तामाङ समुदायका पहिलो मन्त्री सम्मानित".
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