Okhaldhunga is the headquarters of the
Okhaldhunga District
Okhaldhunga District ( ne, ओखलढुङ्गा जिल्ला) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal. The district, with Okhaldhunga as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 156,702 ...
in the
Sagarmatha Zone
Sagarmāthā Zone ( ne, सगरमाथा अञ्चल) or Sagarmatha Anclal ( ne, सगरमाथा अञ्चल) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructuring of zones into provinces. The headquarters of Sagarmat ...
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 ...
. 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.
Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level,
they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ...
it had a population of 3761 living in 790 individual households.
Background
The name Okhaldhunga originates from "okhal", the Nepali word for "grinding stone", one of which lies at the district headquarters.
Okhaldhunga is the birthplace of the Nepalese poet,
Siddhicharan Shrestha
Siddhicharan Shrestha (Devanagari: सिद्धिचरण श्रेष्ठ; 21 May 1912 – 4 June 1992) was one of the most prominent writers of Nepal. He contributed to the struggle against the autocratic Rana regime (1846–1951) thr ...
, Okhaldhunga is also known as the "District of Martyrs". It is believed that more than 56 citizens of the area died in the Nepalese struggle for democracy.
Media
To promote local culture Okhaldhunga has two FM radio stations: Radio Likhu (91.3 MHz) and Ramailo Samudayek Radio (100.6 MHz), both of which are
community radio
Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They broadcast content that is popular ...
stations.
Gallery
File:Khijee-tholedamba.jpg, tholedema khijeeview
File:Khijee-toledamba.jpg, toledema
File:Khijee-Gaungtol.jpg, Gaungtol
File:Khijee-village.jpg, dandakhi
File:Khiji-village.jpg, KhijiV
File:Khijee-school.jpg, KhijiDVC2
File:Khiji-villager-student.jpg, Khijee3
File:Khijee-school-donate.jpg, Khiji4
File:Khijee.jpg, satatol
File:Portrait of a Lady at Okhaldunga Nepal.jpg, Portrait of a woman at Okhaldunga
File:Portrait of a Lady at Okhaldunga Nepal during Everest base Trek 2015.jpg, Portrait of a woman at Okhaldunga
References
External links
UN map of the municipalities of Okhaldhunga District
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Populated places in Okhaldhunga District