Lamjung District

Lamjung District
लमजुङ
Location of Lamjung (dark yellow) in Gandaki Province
Location of Lamjung (dark yellow) in Gandaki Province
Country Nepal
ProvinceGandaki Province
Admin HQ.Besisahar
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Lamjung
Area
 • Total1,692 km2 (653 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total167,728
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Telephone Code066
Main Language(s)Nepali, Gurung, Magar, Dura
WebsiteOfficial website

Lamjung District (Nepali: लमजुङ जिल्ला [ˈlʌmd͡zuŋ] ), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the 77 districts of Nepal. The district, with Besisahar as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,692 square kilometres (653 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 167,724.[1] Lamjung lies in the mid-hills of Nepal spanning tropical to trans-Himalayan geo-ecological belts, including the geographical midpoint of the country (i.e., Duipipal). It has mixed habitation of casts and ethnicities. It is host to probably the highest density of the Gurung ethnic population in the country.

Popular Media in Lamjung Includes Mero Lamjung, Radio Chautari, Aantaranga Saptahik, Radio Marsyangdi,Radio Lamjung etc.

  1. ^ 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 19 June 2015.