Topic summary
Ilam District
Ilam district (Nepali: इलाम जिल्ला) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. It is a Hilldistrict and covers 1,703 km (658 sq mi). The 2021 census counted 279,534, inhabitants. The municipality of Ilam is the district headquarters and is about 600 km (370 mi) from Kathmandu.
Ilam attracts many researchers and scientists for the study of medicinal and aromatic plants, orchids, rare birds and the red panda. Ilam stretches from the Terai belt to the upper hilly belt of this Himalayan nation.