Tanahun District
तनहुँ | |
|---|---|
 Bandipur | |
 Location of Tanahun (dark yellow) in Gandaki Province | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Gandaki Province |
| Established | 1872 |
| Admin HQ. | Damauli (part of Byas Municipality) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Coordination committee |
| • Body | DCC, Tanahun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,546 km2 (597 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 323,288 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Telephone Code | 065 |
| Website | ddctanahu |
Tanahun District (Nepali: तनहुँ जिल्ला pronounced [tʌ.nʌ.ũ] , or [tʌnʌɦũ]), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district lies in central Nepal, with Damauli as its district headquarters. It covers an area of 1,546 km2 (597 sq mi) and has a population (2011) of 323,288. Previously the town of Bandipur was its district headquarter. The postal code of Tanahun is 33900.
Bhanubhakta Acharya (Nepali: भानुभक्त आचार्य; 1814–1868), a Nepalese poet and writer who translated the great epic Ramayana from Sanskrit to Khas language, was born to a very Brahmin family in Chundi Ramgha in Tanahun on 29 Ashar, 1871 B.S. He received education with a strong leaning towards religion from his grandfather at home. He is honored with the title Adikabi for the contributions he has made in the field of poetry and Khasi literature, and every year his birthday (29th of Ashad) is celebrated as a festival of Bhanujayanti by conducting various programs, usually academics and poem recitation.
Chimkeswori is the highest hill of Tanahun.[citation needed]