Tanahun District ( ne, तनहुँ जिल्ला , or ), a part of

Gandaki Province Gandaki Province ( ne, गण्डकी प्रदेश ) ), is one of the seven federal provinces established by the current constitution of Nepal which was promulgated on 20 September 2015. Pokhara is the province's capital city. It borde ...

, 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

Damauli Vyas (Byas), is a municipality of Tanahun District located in Gandaki Province in Nepal and incorporates the village ''Damauli'', the district headquarters, for which the municipality is also often referred to as Damauli. The municipality was es ...

as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2011) of 323,288. Previously the town of

Bandipur Bandipur () is a hilltop settlement and a Rural municipality (Nepal), rural municipality in Tanahu District, Tanahun District, Gandaki Province, Gandaki province of Nepal. Bandipur is primarily known for its preserved, old time cultural atmosphe ...

was its district headquarter. This district lies in the middlemost of country Nepal. The postal code of Tanahun is 33900.

Bhanubhakta Acharya Bhanubhakta Acharya () (1814—1868 CE) (1871—1925 BS) was a Nepali writer, poet, and translator. He is widely regarded as the first poet in the Nepali language, for which he was conferred with the title of "Aadikabi": literally, "the first po ...

(Nepali: भानुभक्त आचार्य; 1814 – 1868) was a Nepalese poet and writer who translated the great epic

Ramayana The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th ...

from Sanskrit to

Khas language Nepali (; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. It is the official, and most widely spoken, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a ''lingua franca''. Nepali has official status in the Indian stat ...

. His birthplace is

Chundi Ramgha Chundi Ramgha is a village which lies in Bhanu Municipality, Tanahun District, Nepal. Actually Chundi is the name of river ( Chundi River), which flows through the lower lands of Ramgha base. The first poet of Nepali language hence known as Aadik ...

Tanahun Nepal. Bhanubhakta Acharya was born on 29 Ashar, 1871B.S. in Tanahun district of Nepal. Acharya was born to a Very Brahmin family and received education with a strong leaning towards religion from his grandfather at home. He is honored with the title Adikabi for the contributions he has made in the field of poetry and Khasi literature and every year, his birthday is celebrated as a festival of Bhanujayanti (29th of Ashad) by conducting various programs, usually academics and poem recitation. Chimkeswori is the highest hill of Tanahun.

Coordinates and location type

*Latitude: 27.91667 *Longitude:84.25 *Latitude (DMS):27° 55' 0 N *Longitude (DMS):84° 15' 0 E

Geography and climate

Major religious spots

* Vyash gufa,

* Pancha mandir, Damauli * Thanithan, Basantapur * Teen Khole Devi Mandir, Khairenitar-8 Jamdi * Chabdi barahi, Chabdi * Nirjala Mai, Turture * Akala Mai, aanboo khaireni Rural Municipality * Akala Mai Magde Rural Municipality * Aadhi Mul * Dhorbarahi, Dhorphirdi * Khadga Devi Mandir, Bandipur *

Devghat Devghat (, ) is one of the famous religious and cultural centers in central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5786 people living in 1132 individual households.. The town is located at the junction of the Seti ...

Tirtha isatal * Chhimkeshwori Mai Mandir,

Anbu Khaireni Anbu Khaireni (also Aanbu Khaireni, Aanboo Khaireni or Anbukhaireni) ( ne, आँबुखैरेनि गाउँपालिका) is a Municipality in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal which was established in 2015. At t ...

Rural Municipality * Tanahun Kalika, Damauli *Siddha Gufa/Cave, (Biggest Cave of South Asia) Bimalnagar, Dumre,

Rural Municipality Kalika Sthan Byas 8

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 ...

, Tanahun District had a population of 323,288. Of these, 61.9% spoke Nepali, 20.8% Magar, 8.3%

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, ...

, 4.1% Newari, 1.1% Darai, 0.8%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

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 ...

as their

first language A first language, native tongue, native language, mother tongue or L1 is the first language or dialect that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period. In some countries, the term ''native language'' or ''mother tongu ...

. 35.5% of the population in the district spoke Nepali, 0.6% Magar and 0.5%

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 four are urban municipality and six are rural municipalities. These are as follows: *

Bhanu Municipality Bhanu is a municipality of Tanahun District in Gandaki Zone of western Nepal. The municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Bhanu village development committee or VDC, Barbhanjyang VDCs, Rupakot (VDC), Tanahuns ...

* Bhimad Municipality * Byas Municipality * Shuklagandaki Municipality *

Anbu Khaireni Rural Municipality Anbu Khaireni (also Aanbu Khaireni, Aanboo Khaireni or Anbukhaireni) ( ne, आँबुखैरेनि गाउँपालिका) is a Municipality in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal which was established in 2015. At ...

* Devghat Rural Municipality * Bandipur Rural Municipality * Rishing Rural Municipality * Ghiring Rural Municipality * Myagde Rural Municipality

Former Village Development Committees

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Tanahun District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees: NepalTanahuDistrictmap

* Anbu Khaireni Municipality *

Arunodaya Arunodaya is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय ल� ...

* Baidi * Bhanumati * Bhirkot * Bhirlung * Chhang *

Chhimkeshwari Chhimkeshwari is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय ...

* Chhipchhipe *

Chok Chisapani Chok Chisapani is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 4614 people living in 462 individual ho ...

* Deurali * Dharampani *

Gajarkot ajarkot is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5385 people living in 983 individual househo ...

Ghansikuwa Ghansikuwa is a famous tourist destination in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of Gandaki Province, Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घ� ...

Jamune Bhanjyang Jamune Bhanjyang is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8326 people living in 1570 individual ...

* Kabilas * Kahu Shivapur * Keshavtar *

Kihun Kihun is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central 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. ...

* Kota * Kotdarbar * Kyamin9 vyas marg damouli to pattal * Majhakot * Manpang *

Phirphire Phirphire is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central 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 Statist ...

Purkot Purkot is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लो� ...

Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...

* Ramjakot *

Ranipokhari Rani Pokhari ( ne, रानी पोखरी; lit. queen's pond), originally known as Nhu Pukhu ( new, न्हू पुखू; lit. new pond), is a historic artificial pond located in the heart of Kathmandu, Nepal. The square-shaped tan ...

Risti Risti may refer to: *Risti, Nepal, village development committee in Tanahu District, Gandaki Zone, Nepal *Risti, Estonia, small borough in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, Estonia **Risti Parish, former municipality in Estonia *Risti, Hiiu Cou ...

* Rupakot *

Satiswara Satiswara is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central 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 Statisti ...

* Sundhara *

Syamgha Syamgha is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central 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 ...

Tanahunsur Tanahunsur is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central 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 Statist ...

* Thaprek

Map Of Tanahun

http://www.un.org.np/maps/district-maps/western/Tanahu.pdf

References

* {{Coord, 27, 55, N, 84, 15, E, region:NP_type:adm2nd, display=title Gandaki Province Districts of Nepal established in 1962