Baitadi District
बैतडी | |
|---|---|
 Tripurasundari temple, Baitadi | |
 Location of Baitadi District | |
| 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] In the past, the Baitadi district had 56 village development councils (VDCs) and two municipalities. By federal policy, there are currently 10 local units (with their own local Governance, but not as sovereign); four municipalities (Dashrath Chand, Patan, Melauli and Purchudi) and six rural municipalities (Surnaya, Sigas, Shivnath, Pancheshwor, Dogada-Kedar and Dilasaini). Baitadi falls into the farthest western region of Nepal; it touches Jhulaghat, India, Nepal's neighboring country, on its border.
- ^ a b "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 20 June 2015.