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Chitwan
चितवन | |
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District | |
 Narayangarh city view from Maula Kalika temple Gaindakot | |
| Motto(s): हाम्रो चितवन, राम्रो चितवन | |
 Location in Bagmati Province | |
| Coordinates: 27°35′N 84°30′E / 27.583°N 84.500°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| Headquarters | Bharatpur |
| HDI |  0.520 (Medium)[1] |
| HPI |  31.9 (Low) |
| Literacy Rate | 77.3% (Medium) |
| Established | 14th century[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,238.39 km2 (864.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 415 m (1,362 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 579,984[2] |
| • Ethnicities | Tharu Brahmin Chhetri Newar Darai muslim Gurung Magars Tamang Chepang Pariyar |
| • Religions | Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian |
| Languages | |
| • Local | Nepali, Tharu, Newari, Tamang, Gurung, Darai, Bhojpuri, Magar, Chepang |
| • Official | Nepali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Area code | 056 |
| Website | www.ddcchitwan.gov.np |
Chitwan District (/ˈtʃɪtəˌwʌn/, Nepali: चितवन, [ˈtsit̪ʌwʌn] ) is one of 77 districts of Nepal, and takes up the southwestern corner of Bagmati Province. Bharatpur, largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu, is its administrative centre. It covers 2,238.39 km2 (864.25 sq mi), and in 2011 had a population of 579,984 (279,087 male and 300,897 female) people.[2] Bharatpur is the commercial and service centre of South Central Nepal and a major destination for higher education, health care and transportation in the region. Chitwan lies in the Terai region of Nepal. It is in the drainage basin of the Gandaki River and is roughly triangular, taking that river as its meandering northwestern border, and a modest watershed border, with India, as the basis of its southern limit. Local government: Bharatpur Metropolitan, Rapti Municipality, Ratnanagar Municipality, Kalika Municipality, Khairahani Municipality, Madi Municipality, Ikshyakamana Gaupalika
- ^ Merlen, S. (ed.) (2011). An Overview of the Central Development Region. United Nations Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator's Office, Nepal
- ^ 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 18 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "History". Retrieved 16 May 2010.