Dhankuta District

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Dhankuta
धनकुटा
District
Location of Dhankuta
Country    Nepal
Region Eastern (Purwanchal)
Zone Kosi
Headquarters Dhankuta
Area
 • Total 892 km2 (344 sq mi)
Population (2011[1])
 • Total 163,412
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)
Website www.ddcdhankuta.gov.np

Dhankuta District (Nepali: धनकुटा जिल्ला) ( Listen (help·info)), a part of Kosi Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district covers an area of 891 km² and has a population (2011) of 163 412. Dhankuta is the district headquarters and a major administrative region in the Eastern region.

Playground in Basantatar VDC, Dhankuta
Dhankuta in rainy season

The vegetation zones in the district range from sub-tropical Sal forest along the Tamur and Arun rivers, and cooler temperate forests on some of the high ridges that mark the watershed between the two catchments. The altitude ranges from around 300m to 2500m. The majority of the population are involved in agriculture and crops include maize, rice and millet. Important cash crops include citrus fruits, cauliflower, cabbage, ginger, and in recent years, tea. A well-preserved forest (Rani Bhan - Queen's Forest) spreads along a ridge line on the northwest side of the village, with well-developed mature stands of rhododendron and sal (pine) trees.

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[2] Elevation Range % of Area
Lower Tropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft)  3.7%
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.		 44.7%
Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.		 46.6%
Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.		  3.2%

Village Development Committees (VDCs)

Map of the VDCs in Dhankuta District

See also

  • Zones of Nepal

References

  1. ↑ Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal
  2. ↑ The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system, . Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7803-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013 
Nepal

Coordinates: 26°58′53″N 87°20′36″E / 26.98139°N 87.34333°E / 26.98139; 87.34333


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