Rupandehi District
रुपन्देही जिल्ला | |
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Country | Nepal |
Province | Lumbini Province |
Admin HQ. | Siddharthanagar |
Municipality | |
Government | |
• Type | Coordination committee |
• Body | DCC, Rupandehi |
• Parliamentary constituencies | 5 |
• Provincial constituencies | 10 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,360 km2 (530 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 982,851 |
• Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
Telephone Code | 071 |
Main Language(s) | Nepali, Bhojpuri, Awadhi, Tharu |
Website | ddcrupandehi |
Rupandehi District (Nepali: रुपन्देही जिल्ला; pronounced [ɾu.pʌn.de.i; -e.ɦi] ), a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal and covers an area of 1,360 km2 (530 sq mi). The district headquarter is Bhairahawa. As per the national census 2011, the population of Rupandehi was 880,196.[2]