Rasuwa District

Rasuwa
रसुवा जिल्ला
District
Country Nepal
Region Central (Madhyamanchal)
Zone Bagmati
Established 2018 B.S.
Headquarters Dhunche
Area
 • Total 1,544 km2 (596 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 43,300
 • Density 28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)
Main language(s) Nepali, Tamang

Rasuwa District(Nepali: रसुवा 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 Dhunche as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,544 km² and has a population (2011) of 43,300. As per census 2011 total households in Rasuwa district is 9,778.

It is the smallest district by area, among 16 districts in the Himalaya region of Nepal.

Origin of its name had begun as 'Rasowa' which is believed to be derived as a combination of two Tibetan words ra (meaning: lambs) and sowa (meaning: grazing) as it was famous for its lamb and grazing lands. And later people started to call it Rasuwa. The administrative division of Rasuwa comprised 18 Village Development Committees (VDCs) each having 9 wards. Rasuwa is accessible by bus from Kathmandu (national capital) via Pasang Lhamu highway (H21), with its headquarters (Dhunche) being about 120 km from Kathmandu. As of 2013, 3 VDCs namely Thuman, Langtang and Haku is not touched by any kind of roadway.

Geography and climate

Gosaikunda lake is an alpine freshwater oligotrophic lake in Nepal's Langtang National Park.
Climate Zone[1] Elevation Range % of Area
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.		  1.2%
Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.		 11.4%
Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.		 20.8%
Subalpine 3,000 to 4,000 meters
9,800 to 13,100 ft.		 20.0%
Alpine 4,000 to 5,000 meters
13,100 to 16,400 ft.		 11.8%
Nival above 5,000 meters 32.9%
Transhimalayan[2]

[3]

 Cold arid or semi-arid  2.0%

Its territory has elevation ranging from 614 to 7,227 meters (2,014 to 23,711 ft) from mean sea Level. Forests cover 31.43% of the land while 16.63% is always snow-covered.[4] Steeply varying territory and plenty of natural blessings make Rasuwa a famous tourist destination in Nepal. Sightseeing places including Gosaikunda Lake and Mt. Langtang plus one of the hot springs in Nepal (locally called Tatopani) are located in the district.

Village Development Committees (VDCs)

Map of the VDCs in Rasuwa District

Followings are 18 Village Development Committees (VDCs) in Rasuwa District:

Tourism

Rasuwa is rich in natural resources. Langtang mountain range stands to the north of Rasuwa. The northern parts of the area largely fall within the boundaries of Langtang National Park. Gosainkunda Lake, Ganja La Pass, and Tamang village in Bridim are the major highlights of Rasuwa for tourism. The Goshainkunda Lake, also known as "Frozen Lake", one of the most beautiful mountain lakes lies in the Langtang region. There are about 108 kundas (lakes) in this area. Saraswati Kund, Bhairab Kund, Surya Kund and Gosaikund are most important ones. Langtang valley is another attraction in Rasuwa which is aptly called the valley of glaciers; mountains rise soaring toward the sky. The valley offers pine forest, swift mountain streams, rugged rock and snow-capped peaks, grassy down and meadows strewn with daisies and wild animals.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ Shrestha, Mani R.; Rokaya, Maan B.; Ghimire, Suresh K. (2005). "Vegetation pattern of Trans-Himalayan zone in the North-West Nepal". Nepal Journal of Plant Sciences 1: 129–135. Retrieved Feb 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ Banerji, Gargi; Basu, Sejuti. "Climate Change and Himalayan Cold Deserts: Mapping vulnerability and threat to ecology and indigenous livelihoods" (PDF). Pragya. Gurgaon, Haryana, India. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ Environment Statistics of Nepal, 2011

Coordinates: 28°7′N 85°17′E / 28.117°N 85.283°E / 28.117; 85.283

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