Dhading District ( ne, धादिङ जिल्ला ), a part of

Bagmati Province Bagmati Province ( ne, बाग्मती प्रदेश, ''Bagmati Pradesh'') is one of the seven provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. The province is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest provinc ...

, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhading Besi as its district headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 338,658 in 2001 and 336,067 in 2011.

Geography and climate

Dhading District spreads from 27'40" E to 28'17" E and 80'17"N to 84'35"N. The mountain range

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is the predominant mountain range located within Dhading. Some of the peaks are over . The and the mountain

Manaslu Manaslu ( ne, मनास्लु, also known as Kutang; muh-NAA-slu) is the eighth-highest mountain in the world at above sea level. It is in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. The name Man ...

is clearly visible from much of Dhading, although it is located within the bounds of

Gorkha The Gurkhas or Gorkhas (), with endonym Gorkhali ), are soldiers native to the Indian Subcontinent, chiefly residing within Nepal and some parts of Northeast India. The Gurkha units are composed of Nepalis and Indian Gorkhas and are recruit ...

. The transnational Prithivi Highway connecting

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and Pokhara runs through the southern portion of the district, making for easy access to the Kathmandu valley. The road parallels the

Trishuli River The Trishuli River ( ne, त्रिशूली नदी) is one of the major tributaries of the Narayani River basin in central Nepal. It originates in Tibet as a stream and enters Nepal at Gyirong Town. Etymology The Trishuli is named after ...

. The western border with Gorkha is bisected by the Budhigandaki River. The district is bounded by *East:

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, Rasuwa and Nuwakot *West:

*North: Rasuwa and

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*South: Makwanpur and

Chitwan Chitwan District (, , ) is one of 77 districts of Nepal, and takes up the southwestern corner of Bagmati Province. Bharatpur, largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu, is its administrative centre. It covers . In 2011 it had a population of 579 ...

Dhading is the only district of Nepal which ranges from the mountain

to the Churevawar pradesh of Terai (Chitwan). The district, with Dhading Besi as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2001) of 338,658. The mountain range Ganesh is the predominant mountain range located within Dhading. All of the peaks are over with some approaching . The over mountain Manaslu is clearly visible from much of Dhading, although it is located within the bounds of Gorkha. The transnational King Prithivi Highway connecting Kathmandu and Pokhara runs through the southern portion of the district, making for easy access too the Kathmandu valley. The road parallels the

. Dhading is 80% farmland and 20% forest. The western border with Gorkha is bisected by the Budhigandaki River. The people of the district are primarily Bhramin and Chetri in the south 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 ...

and

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, Go ...

in the north, with much of the center Newari. Gurkha route, the birthplace of founder of Nepal King Prithivi Naryan Shah crosses through Dhading.

Rivers

The main river of the Dhading district is Budi Gandaki which comes from Ganesh Himal and passes through Arughat Bazaar and Salyantar and meets Ankhu khola at Narsingha Dhamm. Budhi Gandaki separates the district from Gorkha district. The Trusali River, which comes from Nuwakot, also passes through Dhading. There are 25 small rivers, the main being Charoudi, Malekhu, Galtukhola, Belkhukhola, Chiraudikhola, Maheshkhola, Aansi, Thopal, Manukhola, Kastekhola, and Mastekhola. Besides these, there are over 1743 smaller rivers, springs and seasonal streams.

Demography

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dhading district had a population of 336,067. Of these, 70.6% spoke Nepali, 19.9%

, 2.5% Chepang, 2.1%

, 1.9% Magar, 0.9% Newari, 0.7%

Ghale Ghale is an indigenous group of Nepal. The Ghale speak Ghale language Ghale is a Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal. It belongs to the group of Ghale languages. The dialects of Ghale have limited intelligibility: (south) Barpak, Kyaura, Laprak, ...

and 0.5% Kumal as their

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. 25.5% of the population in the district spoke Nepali, 0.5%

and 0.5% English 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 ...

.2011 Nepal Census, Social Characteristics Tables
/ref> The people of the district are primarily Brahmin and Chhetri in the south and Ghale, Gurung and Tamang in the north, with much of the center Newari.

Religious temples

Dhading District has many religious temples. Among them is Tripurasundari Mai which lies in the northern part of the district. Siddha Than in Siddhalekh Rural Municipality is a Hindu religious site. Others include the Bhairabi Temple in Sunaula Bazar. Sri Nrsimha Dham Kshetra in Salyantar is a historical religious site for the Vedic Sanatan Hindu people, where Jagannath Foundation – Sri Rupanuga Para Vidyapeeth, Bimala Devi Temple, Shesa Temple, Sada Shiva and ancient Nrsimha Deva temple, and Ganga Jamuna temple are attractions. Kot Devi is a religious site in Jwalamukhi Rural Municipality, Maidi. Kalidevi Temple is also one of the popular religious temples (Devi Mandir) located in Dhunibeshi Municipality ward no. 6. Amleshwor Mahadev Temple in Mahesdovan, Jwalamukhi, is also one of the main religious temples of Dhading. Pasupatipati and Krishna mandir covers the district headquarter, Dhading Bensi. Madevthan of Palpa Bensi is also one of the religious sites of Dhading. Dhola Mandali temple of Dhola is a popular Hindu temple. Every Tuesday people used to cut she-goats in Mandali Thaan. Girls and women are not allowed to go there.The origin of the Muktinath temple of Mustang is Dhading. In Dhading, Muktinath Temple is located at Siddhalek Rular Municipality, nearly Kalupanda Marg.

Administration

Dhanding district consists of two municipalities and 11 rural municipals.

Municipalities

* Dhunibeshi * Nilkantha

Rural municipals

* Khaniyabas * Gajuri * Galchhi * Gangajamuna * Jwalamukhi * Thakre * Netrawati Dabjong * Benighat Rorang * Rubi Valley * Siddhalek * Tripurasundari

Towns and villages

* Dhunibeshi Municipality * Khanikhola *

Naubise Naubise is a village development committee in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 25621 and had 3239 houses in it. To Promote local culture Naubise has two FM radio s ...

* Gaucharan * Dharke * Jungekhola * Madhevbeshi * Simle * Aginchok * Baireni * Baseri * Benighat * Bhumesthan * Budhathum * Chainpur * Chhatre Dyaurali * Dangsing * Darkha * Dhola * Dhusha * Dhuwakot * Gajuri * Gaunkharka * Gerkhu * Ghussa * Goganpani * Gumdi * Jharlang * Jiwanpur * Jogimara * Jyamaruk * Kalleri * Katunje * Kebalpur * Khalte *

Khari Khari is a village development committee in Dhading District in the Bagmati 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. ...

* Kiranchok * Kumpur * Lapa * Mahadevsthan * Maidi * Marpak * Mulpani * Murali Bhanjyang * Nalang *

* Nilkantha Municipality * Phulkharka *

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* Ranibari * Rigaun * Salang * Salyankot * Salyantar * Sangkosh * Satyadevi * Semjong * Sirtung * Sukabhanjyang * Sunaula Bazar * Tasarphu * Thakre * Tipling * Tripureshwar

References

External links

Official Website of Dhading district
* {{Authority control Districts of Nepal established in 1962 Districts of Bagmati Province