Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) district or Nawalparasi West, as known commonly ( ne, नवलपरासी (बर्दघाट सुस्ता पश्चिम) वा नवलपरासी पश्चिम ), also frequently referred to as just Parasi District, is a district located in
Lumbini Province
Lumbini Province ( ne, लुम्बिनी प्रदेश, Lumbinī pradēśa) is a province in western Nepal. It borders Gandaki Province and Karnali Province to the north, Sudurpashchim Province to the west, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar o ...
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 ...
. It is 1 out of 12 districts of
Lumbini Province
Lumbini Province ( ne, लुम्बिनी प्रदेश, Lumbinī pradēśa) is a province in western Nepal. It borders Gandaki Province and Karnali Province to the north, Sudurpashchim Province to the west, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar o ...
. The headquarter of the district is located in
Ramgram.
Formerly, Nawalparasi West was a part of
Nawalparasi District
Nawalparasi District ( ne, नवलपरासी जिल्ला, ), part of which belongs to Gandaki Province and part to Lumbini Province, was one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal before being divided into Nawalparasi (West of Ba ...
, the other part being Nawalparasi East (natively called
Nawalpur
Nawalpur (, ne, नवलपुर, ) or (Nawalparasi east of Bardaghat Susta) is a district located in Gandaki Province of Nepal. It is 1 out of 11 districts of Gandaki Province. The headquarter of the district is Kawasoti.
Formally Nawalpur ...
). Thus, the districts Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) and Nawalparasi (East of Bardaghat Susta) were created after the state's reconstruction of administrative divisions as of 20 September 2015.
The total area of Nawalparasi District is and total population of this district 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 ...
is 321058 individuals. Bhojpuri is the local language of the district. 55.71% speaks
Bhojpuri
Bhojpuri (;[Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries](_blank)
, Oxford U ...
, 26.83%
Nepali, 8.73%
Tharu, 3.33%
Maithili, 2.80%
Magar and 1.17%
Gurung
Gurung (exonym; ) or Tamu (endonym; Gurung: ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal. Gurung people predominantly live around the Annapurna region in Manang, Mustang, Dolpo, Kaski, Lamjung, Gorkha, ...
at home.
Divisions
The district is divided into 7 local level body
in which 3 are urban municipality and 4 are rural municipality.
Urban municipality
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Bardaghat
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Ramgram
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Sunwal
Rural municipality
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Susta Rural Municipality
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Palhinandan Rural Municipality
Palhinandan is a Rural municipality located within the Parasi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal.
The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 35,429 according to a 2011 Nepal census.
On March 10, 2017, the Governmen ...
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Pratappur Rural Municipality
Pratappur is a Rural municipality located within the Parasi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal.
The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 41,315 according to a 2011 Nepal census.
On March 10, 2017, the Government of ...
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Sarawal Rural Municipality
Sarawal is a Rural municipality located within the Parasi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal.
The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 38,163 according to a 2011 Nepal census.
On March 10, 2017, the Government of N ...
See also
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People's Progressive Party
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Nawalpur District
Nawalpur (, ne, नवलपुर, ) or (Nawalparasi east of Bardaghat Susta) is a district located in Gandaki Province of Nepal. It is 1 out of 11 districts of Gandaki Province. The headquarter of the district is Kawasoti.
Formally Nawalpur D ...
References
External links
MoFALDDCC Nawalparasi
Districts of Nepal established in 2015
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