Khotang District

Khotang District
खोटाङ जिल्ला
View of Maratika-Halesi, a famous pilgrimage site
View of Maratika-Halesi, a famous pilgrimage site
Location of Khotang in dark yellow
Location of Khotang in dark yellow
Khotang District with local level body
Khotang District with local level body
Coordinates: 27°12′N 86°47′E / 27.200°N 86.783°E / 27.200; 86.783
Country Nepal
ProvinceKoshi Province
Established1962
Admin HQ.Diktel
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Khotang
 • Deputy-HeadMr. Iraj Khadka and Mrs. Pooja Khadka
 • Parliamentary constituencies1 Ms Iruja Khadka
 • Provincial constituencies2
Area
 • Total1,591 km2 (614 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total175,298
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
 • Households
42,647
Demographics
 • Ethnic groupsHindus, Kirat, Christians
 • Ethnic castes
 • Female 53 %
 • Male /100 female88.90
Human Development Index
 • Income per capicta1,132 US$
 • Poverty rate29.47
 • Literacy69%
 • Life Expectancy70.24%
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Postal Codes
036
Telephone Code56200 (List)
Main Language(s)Nepali, Chamling , Magar, Tamang Language
Major highwaysPushpalal Highway, Sagarmatha Highway
Websiteddckhotang.gov.np/en/

Khotang District (Nepali: खोटाङ जिल्लाListen) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The district, with Diktel as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,591 km2 (614 sq mi) and has a population (2021) of 206,312.[3] The district is bordered by Bhojpur District in the east, Udayapur District in the south, Okhaldhunga District in the west and Solukhumbu District in the North.[4] In this district there are two municipalities and eight rural/urban municipalities.

  1. ^ "NepalMap profile: Khotang".
  2. ^ "Nepal Human Development Report 2014".
  3. ^ Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Brief Introduction of Khotang District". Retrieved 20 January 2020.