Ramechhap District

Ramechhap District
रामेछाप
Panch Pokhari at Ramechhap
Panch Pokhari at Ramechhap
Location of district in province
Location of district in province
Country Nepal
ProvinceBagmati Province
Administrative headquartersManthali
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Ramechhap
Area
 • Total1,546 km2 (597 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total202,646
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Main Language(s)Nepali, Magar, Sunuwar, Tamang, Newari and Haayu
Official Language(s)Nepali
Websitewww.ddcramechhap.gov.np

Ramechhap District (Nepali: रामेछाप जिल्लाListen), a part of Bagmati Province, is a district of Nepal. The district, also known as Wallo Kirat Ramechhap, has its district headquarters in Manthali and covers an area of 1,546 km2 (597 sq mi). In 2011, the district had a population of 202,646[1] and population density of 137.4 per km2 (53.1 per sq mi). It has 11 post offices, with the District Post Office bearing the postal code 45400.

According to EHRP Nepal,[2] the district is made up of eight local municipalities:

Ramechhap District has the highest population of the endangered native group the Kusunda and the lowest population growth rate in Nepal.[3]

  1. ^ a b "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2013.
  2. ^ "EHRP Nepal: Ramechhap Inspection Dashboard". ehrpinspection.nra.gov.np. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  3. ^ District Profile of Ramechhap at Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal website (in Nepali) Archived 2009-04-30 at the Wayback Machine