Kanchanpur District
Kanchanpur District(Nepali: कञ्चनपुर जिल्ला, a part of Mahakali Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. Kanchanpur was named after Kanchan Pal the Katyuri Kings and located in the district are Dodhara and Chadani (two islands in the Mahakali river) and the Shuklaphata Wildlife Reserve.
Basic statistics
- District: Kanchanpur
- Headquarters: Mahendranagar
- Area: 1610 km²
- Total Population: 377,899
- Literacy rate: 57.60% (Male, 70.53%; Female, 44.19%)
Political divisions
- Political constituencies: 4
- Total no. of Municipalities: 1 (Mahendranagar – eighth-biggest city of Nepal)
Village Development Committees
Communication and Media
FM Stations and News Papers of Kanchanpur District
- Suklaphanta FM 99.4 MHz
- Mahakali FM 96.2 MHz
- Farwest Times
- Chure Times
- Mahendranagar Post
- Abhiyan Daily
- Paschim Nepal
- New Janakranti Daily
References
P.Yar.B