Jajarkot District ( ne, जाजरकोट जिल्ला) a part of

Karnali Province Karnali Province ( ne, कर्णाली प्रदेश) is one of the seven federal provinces of Nepal formed by the new constitution which was adopted on 20 September 2015. The total area of the province is covering 18.97% of the cou ...

, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Khalanga as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population of 171,304 in 2011 Nepal census.

Introduction

Jajarkot is one of the districts of

in Nepal. Khalanga is its headquarters. It has 3

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and 4 rural municipalities.

Geography and Climate

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Jajarkot District had a population of 171,304. Of these, 99.2% spoke Nepali as their first language.2011 Nepal Census, Social Characteristics Tables
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Divisions

Municipalities

Rural municipalities

Former towns and villages

* Archhani * Bhagawati Tol * Bheri * Bhur *

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* Dandagaun * Dasera *

Dhime Dhime is a former village development committee in Jajarkot District in the Karnali Province of Nepal. According to the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. ...

* Garkhakot * Jagatipur * Jhapra * Junga Thapachaur * Karkigaun * Khagenkot * Khalanga * Kortrang * Lahai * Majhkot * Nayakwada * Paink * Pajaru * Punama * Ragda * Ramidanda * Rokayagaun * Sakala *

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* Suwanauli * Talegaun * Thala Raikar Notable people * Ratna Prashad Sharma Neupane Social worker and Leader of

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, member of Legislature Parliament 1999 *

Shakti Bahadur Basnet Shakti Bahadur Basnet ( ne, शक्ति बहादुर बस्नेत; born 14 April 1971) is a Nepalese politician and current Minister of Forest and Environment. He is a Central Committee Member of Nepal Communist Party. He served ...

Leader of

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Rajeev Bikram Shah Rajeev Bikram Shah ( ne, राजीव विक्रम शाह) is a Nepalese politician. He was elected as a member of Constituent Assembly from second Constitutional Assembly election held on 19 November 2013 from Jajarkot Constituency ...

Leader of

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* Dambar Bahadur Singh Central committee member and Leader of Nepal Communist Party CPN UML

References

External links

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UN map of the municipalities of Jajarkot District
Districts of Nepal established in 1962 Districts of Karnali Province {{Jajarkot-geo-stub