Surkhet
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Surkhet is a town in the western Nepal located in Surkhet district which it gives its name too, although it is not the administrative headquarters. It is approximately 400 kilometres west of the Nepalese capital. Birendra nagar is the district headquarter, which is surrounded by mountains. Birendra nagar is named after late king Birendra. Surkhet is headquarter of mid-western regional development region as well. People started living in this valley after eradication of maleria. Before its own identity as an independent district, it used to be in the district of Dailekh. Surkhet is hub to remote districts like Dailekh, Kaalikot, Jumla, Mugu, Jajarkot, and Salyan. These days because of insurgency, we can see a lot of people migrating to surkhet from these districts. The tempertaure ranges from 5 degree Celsius to 38 degree Celsius from summer to winter. Surkhet is accessible by air service and roads from various parts of the country. Ratna highway links it to the rest of Nepal. Karnaali highway, currently in construction will link Surkhet to the remote and undeveloped Karnaali region. Air service connects Surkhet to Kathmandu, Nepalgunj, Jumla and several other districts. Majority of the people are Brahmin and Chettris. Minorities are Newar, Magar, Tharu, Sunaar, and Kaami. 80 percent of the people are hindu. Others are Budhhists, Christians, and Muslims. There are three colleges which provide up to Bachelor level education. It has a district hospital which provides basic medication for its people. Majority of the occupation is Farming. Tourist attractions are places like Kaakrebihar, Bulbule, Deutibajai, and Bheri river. Kaakrebihar is the remaining of old Buddhist palace, which is in the list of national heritage of Nepal. Bheri river is a well known destination for rafting. Birendranagar is a beautiful city which is among very few cities in Nepal built under a master planning. People have access to a good network of roads as compared to other mid sized cities in Nepal which makes transportation an easy thing. But due to lack of proper attention from the government and donar agencies in looking after this beautiful heritage city, there has not been an encouraging effort to make it look more beautiful and establish as a popular tourist destination.
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