Jumla District

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Jumla
जुम्ला
District
Location of Jumla
Country    Nepal
Region Mid-Western (Madhya Pashchimanchal)
Zone Karnali
Headquarters Jumla
Area
 • Total 2,531 km2 (977 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 108,921
 • Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)
Website www.ddcjumla.gov.np

Jumla District(Nepali: जुम्ला जिल्ला Listen (help·info), a part of Karnali Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Jumla as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,531 km² and had a population of 89,427 in 2001 and 108,921 in 2011.[1]

The origin of Nepali language is Sinja of Jumla. Therefore, the Nepali dialect "Khas Bhasa" is still spoken among the people in this region.

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[2] Elevation Range % of Area
Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.		 25.3%
Subalpine 3,000 to 4,000 meters
9,800 to 13,100 ft.		 49.7%
Alpine 4,000 to 5,000 meters
13,100 to 16,400 ft.		 13.9%
Nival above 5,000 meters 7.3%
Trans-Himalayan 3,000 to 6,400 meters
9,800 to 21,000 ft.		 3.8%

Towns and villages

Map of the VDCs in Jumla District

Before unification

Jumla kingdom was one of the many kingdoms that dotted Nepal before its unification by King Prithivi Narayan Shah and later by his son Bahadur Shah. Jumla kingdom was one of the powerful kingdoms in west Nepal, Jumla kingdom defended itself in the first attack by King Prithivi Narayan Shah, and legend even has it that he got injured in the battle. Later, with the help of surrounding kingdoms of Jumla, Bahadur Shah son of King Prithivi Narayan Shah attacked and won Jumla for the Gorkha kings. The Jumla kings were Thakuris (like the Gorkha kings) and had the last name (Shah) as the Gorkha kings. Jumla kingdom was one of the most powerful of the kingdoms in Nepal, in its height extending from Mustang in the east to present day Uttarakhand, India. The Jumla kings belonged to the Kallayla dynasty linked to the Sisodia clan of Rajasthan, India. There have also been marriages between the Jumla royal family and the present day royal family of Nepal even till present day. The current direct decedents of the erstwhile Jumla royal family include Lt. Gen (Retd) Vivek Kumar Shah, Nepali Film legend Nir Shah, Former Director General of Nepal Electricity Authority Harish Chandra Shah, DIGP (Retd) Sher Bahadur Shah and current DIGP of Nepal Police Surendra Bahadur Shah.

References

  1. ↑ Districts of 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: 29°16′31″N 82°11′00″E / 29.27528°N 82.18333°E / 29.27528; 82.18333

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