Mugu District ( ne, मुगु 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 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

Gamgadhi Gamgadhi is the headquarters of Mugu District in the Karnali Zone of northern Nepal. It lies in province 6 of the seven provinces of Nepal. Media To Promote local culture Gamgadhi has one FM radio station Radio Mugu - 107.4 MHz Which is a ...

as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population (2011) of 55,286. Mugu is known for being both the most remote district in Nepal, as well as the least developed.

Geography and climate

Mugu's geography is very rugged. The biggest lake in Nepal,

Rara Lake Rara Lake also known as Mahendra Lake is the largest fresh water lake in the Nepalese Himalayas. It is the main feature of Rara National Park, located in Jumla District, Jumla and Mugu Districts of Karnali Province. Rara National Park stretches ov ...

, also known as ''Mahendra Daha'', lies in Mugu District. It is one of the biggest districts of Nepal. Pulu is one of the more well-known villages of the Mugu district. Formerly, Pulu was a village development committee (VDC), which were local-level administrative units. In 2017, the

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restructured local government in line with the 2015 constitution and VDCs were discontinued. Similarly, Seri is another prominent village of the district, which was also a VDC prior to the new arrangements for local administration. There are several other villages nearby, including Riusa, Mooh, Mangri, Serog, and Dawra.

Tourism

The remote Mugu district is rich in natural resources. Nepal's largest Rara Lake lies in this district. Many domestic and international tourists come to visit the famous and beautiful Rara Lake. The lake is also known as the Mahendra Tal. The Lake lies at an elevation of 2,990 meters and covers about of area. The Rara National Park protects and surrounds it.

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 ...

, Mugu District had a population of 55,286. The main communities in the district are

Chhetri Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ne, क्षेत्री ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali speakers of Khas community, some of whom trace their origin to migration fro ...

(27,400),

Thakuri Thakuri ( ne, ठकुरी) is a sub-caste of Khasas tribes in Nepal. It consists of the historical ruling class, and is made up of the descendants of the Great Khasa Malla kingdom rulers of the Baisi and Chaubisi principalities. The former ...

(8,400),

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(5,200) and

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 ...

(4,400). Of the total population, 92.34% spoke Nepali, 6.65%

and 0.77%

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as their first language.

Administration

The district consists of four

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, out of which all are rural municipalities. These are as follows: * Chhayanath Rara Municipality * Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality * Soru Rural Municipality * Khatyad Rural Municipality

Former village development committees

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Mugu District consisted of the following municipalities and village development committees: *

Bhiyi Bhiyi is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Mugu District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1148. References External linksUN map of t ...

* Dhainakot *

Dolphu Dolphu is a village development committee in Mugu District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. It is the largest VDC in the district located in the east and borders Tibet, China. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal cen ...

* Jima * Gamtha * Hyanglu * Jima *

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* Karkibada * Kimri * Kotdada * Mangri * Mugu * Natharpu * Photu *

Pina Pina may refer to: People * Pina (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname, surname or stage name Places * Pina, Nepal, a village development committee * Pina, Mallorca, Spain, a town * Pina de Ebro, a municipality of the province o ...

* Pulu *

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* Rara Kalai *

Rowa Rowa is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Mugu District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2771 people living in 523 individual household ...

* Ruga * Khamale *

Seri Seri or SERI may refer to: People *Jean Michaël Seri, an Ivorian professional footballer Places *Seri Yek-e Zarruk, Iran *Seri, Bheri, Nepal *Seri, Karnali, Nepal *Seri, Mahakali, Nepal *Seri, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India Oth ...

* Srikot *

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* Sukhadhik

References

* Districts of Nepal established in 1962 Districts of Karnali Province {{Mugu-geo-stub