Kalikot District
कालीकोट जिल्ला | |
|---|---|
 Jite Gadhi over the Karnali in Kalikot district | |
| Nickname: त्रिबेणी Tribeņī | |
 Location of Kalikot District (dark yellow) in Karnali | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Karnali Province |
| Admin HQ. | Manma (today part of Khandachakra Municipality) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Coordination committee |
| • Body | DCC, Kalikot |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,741 km2 (672 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 136,948 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Website | ddckalikot |
Kalikot District (Nepali: कालीकोट जिल्ला ), a part of Karnali province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Manma as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,741 km2 (672 sq mi), had a population of 105,580 in 2001 and 136,948 in 2011. In September 2005, in a bid to encourage a change in social attitudes, the government announced that it would provide rice to any family that had recently had a girl born.[1]