Bhojpur District ( ) is one of 14 districts of

Koshi Province Koshi Province () is an autonomous Provinces of Nepal, province of Nepal adopted by the Constitution of Nepal on 20 September 2015. It covers an area of , about 17.5% of the country's total area. With the industrial city of Biratnagar as its cap ...

of eastern

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

. The

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

's area is 1,507 km² with a population of 182,459 (2011). The administrative center is Bhojpur. It is surrounded by Dhankuta and Sankhuwasabha in the east, Khotang in the west, again Sankhuwasabha in north-east, Solukhumbu in the north-west and Udayapur in the South.

Etymology

According to the District Coordination Committee Bhojpur, this place was named for the Himalayan birch ('' Betula utilis''; Nepali भोजपत्र ''bhojpatra''), which was found here in large quantities. ''Pur'' means 'city'.

Geography and climate

Classified as a hill district, Bhojpur actually spans five of Nepal's eight climate zones. 3% of the district's area is below 300 meters elevation in the Lower

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zone and 31% is Upper Tropical from 300 to 1,000 meters. 50% of the land area belongs to the Subtropical Zone between 1,000 and 2,000 meters and 15% is

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(2,000 to 3,000 meters). 2% rises higher into the Subalpine Zone.

Divisions

Bhojpur is divided into two urban and seven rural municipalities:

Towns and villages (former VDC)

* Aangtep * Annapurna * Baikunthe * Balankha * Basikhora * Basingtharpu * Bastim * Bhaisipankha * Bhubal * Bhulke * Bokhim * Bhojpur * Boya * Champe * Changre * Charambi * Chaukidanda * Chhinamakhu * Dalgaun * Deurali * Dewantar * Dhodalekhani * Dobhane * Dummana * Gogane * Gupteshwar * Hasanpur * Helauchha * Homtang * Jarayotar * Kimalung * Keurepani * Khairang * Khartimchha * Khatamma * Khawa * Kot * Kudak Kaule * Kulunga * Lekharka * Mane Bhanjyang * Mulpani * Nagi * Nepaledada * Okhre * Pangcha * Patle Pani * Pawala * Pyauli * Ranibas * Sangpang * Sano Dumba * Shadanand Municipality * Shyamsila * Siddheshwar * Sindrang * Syamsila * Taksar * Thidingkha * Thulo Dumba * Timma * Tiwari Bhanjyang * Tunggochha * Yaku * Yangpang

Demographics

At the 2021 Nepal census, Bhojpur District had a population of 157,923. Bhojpur had a literacy rate of 78.9% and a sex ratio of 1,019 females per 1,000 males. 55,349 (35.05%) lived in urban areas. Ethnicity/caste: 34.11% of the population were Rai, 17.66%

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, 10.78% Tamang, 7.65%

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, 4.94% Magar, 4.58%

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, 4.27%

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, 2.70% Damai, 2.44% Sarki, 2.20% Kulung, 1.88% Bhujel and 1.76% Sherpa. Religion: 46.39% were

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, 36.29% Kirati, 16.04%

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,1.21%

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and 0.07% others. As their first language, 47.81% of the population spoke Nepali, 20.04% Bantawa, 7.48% Tamang, 3.52% Magar, 3.29% Newari, 2.90% Kulung, 2.69% Dungmali, 2.19% Sampang, 1.86% Rai, 1.50% Sherpa, 1.49% Chamling. In 2011, 49.08% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

2015 Nepal earthquake

The district was affected by an earthquake on 25 April 2015.

References

External links

Districts of Koshi Province Districts of Nepal established during Rana regime or before {{Coord, 27, 10, 21, N, 87, 02, 53, E, type:adm3rd_source:itwiki, display=title