Nuwakot District

Nuwakot नुवाकोट जिल्ला
District

Country	Nepal
Region	Central (Madhyamanchal)
Zone	Bagmati
Headquarters	Bidur
Area
• Total	1,121 km² (433 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	277,471
• Density	250/km² (640/sq mi)
Time zone	NPT (UTC+5:45)

Nuwakot District (Nepali: नुवाकोट जिल्ला Listen , a part of Bagmati Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Bidur as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,121 km² and had a population of 288,478 in 2001 and 277,471 in 2011.

The district contains places of historical significance such as Nuwakot 7 storey old Palace located in the village of Devighat located at the confluence of the Tadi and Trishuli Rivers.

Etymology

The name, Nuwakot, is made up of two words 'nawa' and 'kort'. Nawa means nine in Nepali and 'kort' means sacred religious site at the top of hill. The district accordingly has 9 nine hills over which various deities are said to dwell thus overseeing and protecting Nuwakot. This has led Nuwakot often being called "City of nine hills".

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone^[1]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	28.6%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	50.8%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	13.4%
Subalpine	3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft.	3.9%
Alpine	4,000 to 5,000 meters 13,100 to 16,400 ft.	1.3%
Nival	above 5,000 meters	0.3%

Towns and markets

Trishuli ,Bidur, Battaar, Devighat, Gangate, Dhikure, Choughada (Chauwada), Ranipauwa,Betrawati, Bagtaar. Dihi Bazar (Colony)

VDCs in Nuwakot District

There are 61 Village Development Committees and a municipality. The VDC's are: Bageswori Chokade · Balkumari · Barsunchet · Belkot · Beteni · Bhadrutar · Bhalche · Budhasing · Bungtang · Charghare · Chaturale · Chaughada · Chauthe · Chhap · Dangsing · Deurali · Ghyangphedi · Duipipal · Phikuri · Ganeshthan · Gaunkharka · Gerkhu · Ghyangphedi · Gorsyang · Jiling · Kakani · Kabilas · Kalikahalde · Kalyanpur · Kaule · Khadgabhanjyang · Kharanitar · Kholegaun Khanigaun · Kintang · Kumari · Lachyang · Likhu · Madanpur · Mahakali · Manakamana · Narjamandap · Okharpauwa · Panchakanya · Ralukadevi · Ratmate · Rautbesi · Salme · Samari · Samundradevi · Samundratar · Shikharbesi · Sikre · Sundaradevi · Sunkhani · Suryamati · Talekhu · Taruka · Thanapati · Thansing · Thaprek · Tupche · Urleni

References

↑ The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), . 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 horizontal tab character in |series= at position 91 (help)

Districts of Nepal at statoids.com

Districts of Nepal

Achham Arghakhanchi Baglung Baitadi Bajhang Bajura Banke Bara Bardiya Bhaktapur Bhojpur Chitwan Dadeldhura Dailekh Dang Deukhuri Darchula Dhading Dhankuta Dhanusa Dolkha Dolpa Doti Gorkha Gulmi Humla Ilam Jajarkot Jhapa Jumla Kailali Kalikot Kanchanpur Kapilvastu Kaski Kathmandu Kavrepalanchok Khotang Lalitpur Lamjung Mahottari Makwanpur Manang Morang Mugu Mustang Myagdi Nawalparasi Nuwakot Okhaldhunga Palpa Panchthar Parbat Parsa Pyuthan Ramechhap Rasuwa Rautahat Rolpa Rukum Rupandehi Salyan Sankhuwasabha Saptari Sarlahi Sindhuli Sindhupalchok Siraha Solukhumbu Sunsari Surkhet Syangja Tanahu Taplejung Terhathum Udayapur

Coordinates: 27°55′N 85°15′E / 27.917°N 85.250°E / 27.917; 85.250

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