Makwanpur District( ne, मकवानपुर जिल्ला; , a part of

Bagmati Province Bagmati Province ( ne, बाग्मती प्रदेश, ''Bagmati Pradesh'') is one of the seven provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. The province is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest provinc ...

, earlier a part of

Narayani Zone Narayani ( ne, नारायणी अञ्चल) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructuring of zones to Provinces, located in the central south of the country. The headquarter of Narayani zone was Hetauda. Narayani Zone i ...

, is one of the seventy-seven

districts of Nepal Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided in municipalities and rural municipalities. There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal. After the state's reconstruction of admi ...

. The district, with

Hetauda Hetauda ( ne, हेटौडा, ) is a sub-metropolitan city in the Makwanpur District of Bagmati Province in central Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of the Makwanpur District and the capital of Bagmati Province as declared by m ...

as its district headquarter, as well as pradesh headquarter covers an area of and had a population of 392,604 in 2001 and 420,477 in 2011.

History

During

Rana regime Rana dynasty ( ne, राणा वंश, IAST=Rāṇā vaṃśa , ) is a Chhetri dynasty that imposed totalitarianism in the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 until 1951, reducing the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making Prime Minister and other ...

, the district was named Chisapani District and the headquarter of the district was situated in Chisapanigadhi. The district renamed as Makwanpur on the name of Makwanpurgadhi and the headquarter moved to

in 1982.

Geography and climate

Demographics

At the time of the

2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities an ...

, Makwanpur District had a population of 420,477. Of these, 45.3% spoke

Tamang The Tamang (; Devanagari: तामाङ; ''tāmāṅ'') are an Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group of Nepal. In Nepal Tamang/Moormi people constitute 5.6% of the Nepalese population at over 1.3 million in 2001, increasing to 1,539,830 as of the 2011 c ...

, 41.9% Nepali, 4.0% Newari, 3.8% Chepang, 1.3% Magar, 1.0%

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

, 0.7% Maithili and 0.5%

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as their

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. 54.0% of the population in the district spoke Nepali as their

second language A person's second language, or L2, is a language that is not the native language (first language or L1) of the speaker, but is learned later. A second language may be a neighbouring language, another language of the speaker's home country, or a fo ...

Administration

The district consists of 10

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 ...

, out of which one is a sub-metropolitan city, one is an urban municipality and eight are rural municipalities. These are as follows: * Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City *

Thaha Municipality Popularly known as Daman or Palung or Tistung - Palung, Thaha Municipality (थाहा नगरपालिका) is a municipality in Makwanpur District of Bagmati Province in mid Nepal. In Nepali Thaha, (थाहा) means to know. It was o ...

Bhimphedi Rural Municipality Bhimphedi is a Rural municipality located within the Makawanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 23,344 according to a 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Government ...

Makawanpurgadhi Rural Municipality Makawanpurgadhi is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 25,322 according to a 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Gover ...

* Manahari Rural Municipality *

Raksirang Rural Municipality Raksirang is a rural municipality in Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, Raksirang village development committee had a population of 6343. Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, ...

Bakaiya Rural Municipality Bakaiya is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans of area, with a total population of 39,620 according to a 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Government of Ne ...

* Bagmati Rural Municipality *

Kailash Rural Municipality Kailash is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans of area, with a total population of 23,922 according to a 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepa ...

Indrasarowar Rural Municipality Indrasarowar is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province, Nepal. The municipality spans of area, with a total population of 17,585 according to a 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Government of ...

Former Village Development Committees and Municipalities

* Agara * Ambhanjyang *

Bajrabarahi Bajrabarahi is a village development committee in Makwanpur District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. it had a population of 8821. Bajrabarahi is named after the Goddess Bajrabarahi (Devi). There is an ancient and old temple of Goddess ...

* Betini * Bhainse * Bharta Pundyadevi *

Bhimphedi Bhimphedi ( ne, भीमफेदी), is a village located in the Bhimphedi Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District of Bagmati Province of Nepal. This village is known for its bazaar (marketplace). Bismuth ore is mined here. Etymology The w ...

Budhichaur Budhichaur is a village development committee in the Makawanpurgadhi Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census ...

* Chhatiwan *

Chitlang Chitlang ( Nepali:चित्लाङ, Nepal Bhasa:चिलं/चिलिम]) is a village located in Thaha Municipality of Makwanpur District, Bagmati Province, Nepal. Religions of chitlang Geography Chitlang sits southwest of Kathmandu ...

* Dandakharka, Narayani, Dandakharka *

Dhimal The Dhimal or Dhemal(in Nepali:धिमाल) are an Kirati ethnic group residing in the eastern Terai of Nepal. They are a Sino-Tibetan-speaking ethnic group of the eastern Terai. They mainly reside in Morang and Jhapa districts of Nepal a ...

* Gogane *

Handikhola Handikhola is a village of Manahari ruler Municipality in Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of S ...

(Sub metropolitan city) *

Hurnamadi Harnamadi is a village development committee in the Hetauda Submetropolitan City of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the ...

Ipa Panchakanya Ipa Panchakanya is a village development committee in the Bhimphedi Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census c ...

* Kalikatar *

Kankada Kankada is a village development committee in the Raksirang Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducte ...

* Khairang *

Kogate Kogate is a village development committee in the Bhimphedi Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted ...

Kulekhani Kulekhani is a village development committee in Makwanpur District in the Narayani Zone of southern 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 ...

Makwanpurgadhi Makwanpurgadhi or Makwanpur Gadhi (literally ''Makwanpur Fort'') is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Makwanpur District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had ...

* Manahari * Manthali *

Markhu Markhu is a village in Makwanpur District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3137 people living in 581 individual households. Formerly, Markhu was a village development committee ( ...

* Marta Punchedevi *

Namtar Namtar ( sux, , lit=fate) was a figure in ancient Mesopotamian religion who, depending on the context, could be regarded both as a minor god and as a demon of disease. He is best attested as the sukkal (attendant deity) of Ereshkigal, the goddess ...

Nibuwatar Nibuwatar is a village development committee in the Bhimphedi Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census condu ...

Fakhel Fakhel is a village development committee in Makwanpur District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Workin ...

* Phaparbari *

Raigaun Raigaun is a village in the Bagmati Rural Municipality, Makwanpur, Bagmati Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in Bagmati Province. It was a part of a village development committee in Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 ...

* Raksirang * Sarikhet Palase * Shikharpur * Sripur Chhatiwan *

Sisneri Mahadevsthan Sisneri Mahadevsthan is a village development committee in the Indrasarowar Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census c ...

Sukaura Sukaura is a village development committee in the Makawanpurgadhi Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census co ...

* Thingan * Tistung Deurali

Notable people

Birodh Khatiwada Birodh Khatiwada is a Nepalese politician belonging to CPN (Unified Socialist). He was also a member of the House of Representatives from Makwanpur 2 constituency. Khatiwad is the Minister for Health and Population of Nepal. Personal life ...

* Indra Bahdur Baniya * Kabiraj Negi Lama * Girija Prasad Adhikari * Prabesh Rijal * Dipak Bahadur Singh * Rajan Mainali

References

* {{Coord, 27, 25, N, 85, 02, E, type:adm2nd_region:NP_source:enwiki, display=title Districts of Nepal established during Rana regime or before Districts of Bagmati Province