Baitadi District
बैतडी | |
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Country | Nepal |
Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
Established | pre 1962 |
Admin HQ. | Dasharathchand |
Government | |
• Type | Coordination committee |
• Body | DCC, Baitadi |
Area | |
• Total | 1,519 km2 (586 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 250,898 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
Telephone Code | 095 |
Main Language(s) | Baitadeli |
Baitadi District (Nepali: बैतडी जिल्ला ), historical name “Bairath” (बैराथ)[citation needed], a part of Sudurpashchim Province, is one of the 77 districts of Nepal. It is a Hill district. Baitadi, with Dasharathchand as its headquarters, covers an area of 1,519 km2 (586 sq mi) and has a population of 250,898 according to the census (2011).[1] The Baitadi district entails 56 village development councils (VDCs) and two municipality in the past. Now, by federal policy there are 10 local units; 4 Municipalities (Dashrath Chand, Patan, Melauli and Purchudi) and 6 Rural Municipalities ( Surnaya, Sigas, Shivnath, Pancheshwor, Dogada Kedar and Dilasaini). Baitadi falls into the farthest western regional district of Nepal touching Jhulaghat, India, Nepal's neighboring country, to its border.