Dadeldhura District

डडेल्धुरा (Dadeldhura)
Dadeldhura District
Dadeldhura Sudurpashchim Beda basne thaulocator.png
Map
CountryNepal
ProvinceSudurpashchim Province
Admin HQ.Amargadhi[1]
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Dadeldhura
 • Chief District OfficerMohan Raj Joshi [2]
 • Administrative OfficerHem Prasad Dhakal
 • Elected member of House of RepresentativeSher Bahadur Deuba
Area
 • Total1,538 km2 (594 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total142,094
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Main Language(s)Dotyali
Other languagesNepali, Magar

Dadeldhura (Nepali: डडेल्धुरा), a part of Sudurpashchim Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dadeldhura as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,538 km2 (594 sq mi) and had a population of 126,162 in 2001[4] and 142,094 in 2011.[3]

Ugratara Temple, Dadeldhura, Nepal

The region has a mountainous landscape that contains many religious temples. The district is seldom visited by tourists but contains local routes to Mt Kailash in Tibet, RaRa Lake in Mugu district (Typically this is not the route to Rara lake), and the last remaining remnants of the Far Western Malla Kingdom. Nagi Malla was the last royal to live here before the Nepalese unification. [citation needed]

The spoken language is Doteli (Dotyali) and the majority of inhabitants are Hindu. Dadeldhura is one of the most developed district among the other hilly districts in the far western region. Dadeldhura is the hometown of former prime minister of Nepal Hon. Sher Bahadur Deuba.

  1. ^ "Amargadhi Municipality". The Government of Nepal. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Staff Profile of DAO". The Government of Nepal. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2008.