Pyuthan District

Pyuṭhān District
प्युठान जिल्ला
Swargadwari temple
Location of Pyuthan (dark yellow) in Lumbini Province
Location of Pyuthan (dark yellow) in Lumbini Province
Country Nepal
ProvinceLumbini Province
Admin HQ.Pyuthan
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Pyuthān
Area
 • Total1,309 km2 (505 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total226,796
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Main Language(s)Nepali, Newari, Khamkura

28°05′N 082°50′E / 28.083°N 82.833°E / 28.083; 82.833 (Pyuthan District, Nepal)

Pyuthan District (Nepali: प्युठान जिल्ला [piu̯ʈʰan] , is a "hill" district some 427.6 km (265.7 mi) west of Kathmandu in Lumbini Province in midwestern Nepal. Pyuthan covers an area of 1,309 km2 (505 sq mi) with population of 212,484 in 2001 and 226,796 in 2011. Pyuthan Khalanga is the district's administrative center.

  1. ^ Central Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 2014