Namkha ( ne, नाम्खा) is the largest
rural municipality
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These include:
* Rural municipalities in Canada, a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, ...
(by area) of
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 ...
located in
Humla District
Humla District ( ne, हुम्ला जिल्ला), a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Simikot as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has population of 50,858 as ...
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 ...
.
The total area of the rural municipality is and total population is 3900 individuals (as of
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 ...
) only. The rural municipality is divided into 6 wards.
The rural municipality was established on 10 March 2017, when
Government of Nepal
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T ...
restricted all old administrative structure (
Village development committee) and announced 744 local level units (although the number increased to 753 later) as per the new
constitution of Nepal 2015
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Nepal is governed according to the Constitution which came into effect on 20 September 2015, replacing the ...
.
Hepka
Hepka is a village and ward council of Namkha, Nepal, Namkha rural municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Province of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 977 persons living in 159 individual house ...
,
Khagalgaun
Khagalgaun is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western 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 ...
,
Muchu
Muchu is a village in Namkha rural municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Province of north-western Nepal. Previously Muchu was a separate Village Development Committee which merged with other neighbouring villages and restructured as Namk ...
and
Limi
Limi Valley is a high-altitude valley that forms the northernmost part of the Humla District of north-western Nepal. To its north, the Limi valley borders the Purang County of Tibet, China.
Administrative
Limi is a ward council of the Namkha ...
Village development committees were incorporated to form this new rural municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Yalwang.
Namkha RM is located in the most North-west part of Nepal in
Humla District
Humla District ( ne, हुम्ला जिल्ला), a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Simikot as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has population of 50,858 as ...
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 ...
. It is surrounded by
Tibet
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(China) from North and West. Geographically Namkha is a difficult terrain which is also an isolated region which is still not connected by road with District headquarter
Simikot
Simikot is the administrative headquarters of Humla District of Karnali Zone in the mountain region of northwestern Nepal.
Significance
Lying at an altitude of just over 2,900m on a gentle slope high above the Humla Karnali River, Simikot lies ...
. It is totally located on
Himalayas
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. Some villages of
Limi
Limi Valley is a high-altitude valley that forms the northernmost part of the Humla District of north-western Nepal. To its north, the Limi valley borders the Purang County of Tibet, China.
Administrative
Limi is a ward council of the Namkha ...
is located across the himalayas. The region is known for
Trekking
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. There is trekking route connecting
Simikot
Simikot is the administrative headquarters of Humla District of Karnali Zone in the mountain region of northwestern Nepal.
Significance
Lying at an altitude of just over 2,900m on a gentle slope high above the Humla Karnali River, Simikot lies ...
to
Limi
Limi Valley is a high-altitude valley that forms the northernmost part of the Humla District of north-western Nepal. To its north, the Limi valley borders the Purang County of Tibet, China.
Administrative
Limi is a ward council of the Namkha ...
,
Muchu
Muchu is a village in Namkha rural municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Province of north-western Nepal. Previously Muchu was a separate Village Development Committee which merged with other neighbouring villages and restructured as Namk ...
and Yalwang.
References
External links
* http://www.namkhamun.gov.np/
*https://www.citypopulation.de/php/nepal-mun-admin.php?adm2id=6604
{{Humla District
Populated places in Humla District
Rural municipalities in Karnali Province
Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017