Bhojpur District ( ne, भोजपुर जिल्ला ) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. The

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

's area is 1,507 km² with a population of 182,459 (2011). The administrative center is Bhojpur. It is surrounded by

Dhankuta Dhankuta ( ne, धनकुटा ) is a hill town and the headquarter of Koshi Zone located in Dhankuta District of Eastern Nepal. According to 2011 Nepal census, it has population of 26,440 inhabitants. History Until about 1963 Dhankuta ...

and

Sankhuwasabha Sankhuwasabha District ( ne, सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला ) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. The district's area is 3,480 km2 with a population of 159,203 in 2001 and 158,742 in 2011. ...

in the east, Khotang in the west, again Sankhuwasabha in north-east and

Solukhumbu Solukhumbu District ( ne, सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला , Sherpa: , Wylie: shar khum bu dzong) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. As the name suggests, it consists of the subregions Solu and Khumbu. ...

in the north-west and Udayapur in the South.

Etymology

According to the

District Coordination Committee District administration makes up the third level of government division in Nepal. The provision for a District Assembly, which acts as the legislature at the district-level, is mentioned in Part 17 of the Constitution of Nepal. The 77 districts of ...

Bhojpur, this place was named after '' Betula utilis'' - the Himalayan birch, which was found here in large quantities. The Nepali name for ''Betula utilis'' is "Bhojpatra" (भोजपत्र). "Bhojpur" is a combination of two words "Bhoj" and "Pur", Bhoj refers to Bhojpatra (''Betula utilis'') and Pur refers to a place or city. According to history,

Prithvi Narayan Shah Maharajadhiraj Prithvi Narayan Shah (1723–1775) ( ne, श्री ५ बडामहाराजाधिराज पृथ्वीनारायण शाह देव) was the last ruler of the Gorkha Kingdom and first monarch of the ...

gave a big party after winning a battle in this place. The Meaning of "Bhojpur" means party and "Pur" meaning "buried". After the party the food was more than enough for them and they were unable to eat it all. After that the Nepali armies buried all their wasted food here. So the name became Bhojpur.

Geography and climate

Classified as a Hill District, Bhojpur actually spans five of Nepal's eight climate zones. 3% of the district's area is below 300 meters elevation in the Lower

Tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...

zone and 31% is Upper Tropical from 300 to 1,000 meters. 50% of the land area belongs to the Subtropical Zone between 1,000 and 2,000 meters and 15% is

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(2,000 to 3,000 meters). 2% rises higher into the Subalpine Zone.

Divisions

Bhojpur is divided into two urban and seven rural municipalities:

Towns and villages (former VDC)

* Aangtep *

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* Baikunthe * Balankha * Basikhora * Basingtharpu *

Bastim Bastim (English: Basteem) is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bur ...

Bhaisipankha Bhaisipankha is a former VDC and now a neighborhood of Bhojpur Municipality in Bhojpur District in the Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,077 persons living in 555 individual househol ...

* Bhubal * Bhulke *

Bokhim Bokhim is a former VDC and now a neighborhood of Bhojpur Municipality in Bhojpur District in the Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3438 persons living in 618 individual households. On ...

* Bhojpur *

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Champe Champe is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. ...

* Changre *

Charambi Charambi is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. ...

* Chaukidanda * Chhinamakhu *

Dalgaun Dalgaun is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. ...

* Deurali * Dewantar * Dhodalekhani * Dobhane * Dummana * Gogane * Gupteshwar *

Hasanpur Hasanpur is a city and a municipality in Amroha district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The city is around 120 kilometeres from the national capital Delhi and 12 km from the NH-24. Hasanpur is known for its diversity and communal harmony. The town c ...

* Helauchha * Homtang * Jarayotar * Kimalung * Keurepani * Khairang * Khartimchha * Khatamma * Khawa *

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* Kudak Kaule *

Kulunga Kulung is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. W ...

* Lekharka *

Mane Bhanjyang Mane Bhanjyang is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. According to 1991 census, it had a population of 2,832 living in 503 individual households. Mane Bhanjyang is the birthplace and hometown ...

* Mulpani * Nagi * Nepaledada * Okhre * Pangcha * Patle Pani *

Pawala Pawala is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. W ...

* Pyauli * Ranibas *

Sangpang Sangpang is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in the Koshi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics ...

Sano Dumba Sano Dumba is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics ...

* Shadanand Municipality *

Shyamsila Shyamsila is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. ...

Siddheshwar Siddheshwar also known as Siddharameshwar and Siddharama was one among the five acharya ("saint") of the Lingayat faith. Siddheshwar was a great contributor to Lingayat sampradaya of Hinduism. He was a great mystic and a Kannada poet who was ...

* Sindrang * Syamsila * Taksar *

Thidingkha Thidingkha is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics ...

Thulo Dumba Thulo Dumba is a village development committee in the Bhojpur District and the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. According to the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statis ...

* Timma *

Tiwari Bhanjyang Tiwari Bhanjyang is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stat ...

* Tunggochha * Yaku * Yangpang * Chaukidada

Demographics

2015 Nepal earthquake

The district was affected by an earthquake on 25 April 2015.

References

External links

{{Coord, 27, 10, 21, N, 87, 02, 53, E, type:adm3rd_source:itwiki, display=title Districts of Province No. 1 Districts of Nepal established during Rana regime or before