Surkhet
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Surkhet is a town in the western Nepal located in Surkhet district, to which it gives its name. It is approximately 400 kilometres west of Kathmandu, the Nepalese capital.
Surkhet, however, is not the administrative headquarters of the Surkhet district: Birendra Nagar is the district headquarters, which is surrounded by mountains. Birendra Nagar is named after late King Birendra. Surkhet is, however, the headquarters of the mid-western regional development region as well.
The temperature ranges from 5°C to 38°C from summer to winter.
[edit] Inhabitants
People started living in this valley after the eradication of malaria. 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. Recently because of insurgency, many people have migrated to Surkhet from these districts.
The majority of the people are Brahmin and Chettris, and there are minorities which are Newar, Magar, Tharu, Sunaar, and Kaami. Eighty percent of the people are Hindu. Others are Buddhists, Christians, and Muslims.
[edit] Infrastructure
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.
There are three colleges which provide education up to Bachelor level. It has a district hospital which provides basic medication for its people. The main occupation is farming.
[edit] Tourism
Tourist attractions are places like Kaakrebihar, Bulbule, Deutibajai, and Bheri river. Kaakrebihar is the remains of an old Buddhist palace, which is in the list of national heritage sites in 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 plan. People have access to a good network of roads as compared to other mid sized cities in Nepal which makes transportation easy. But due to lack of proper attention from the government and donor agencies in looking after this beautiful heritage city, there has not been sufficient effort to make it look more beautiful and establish as a popular tourist destination.
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