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28°05′N 082°50′E  /  28.083°N 82.833°E  / 28.083; 82.833  ( Pyuthan District, Nepal )

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12-493: Pyuthan District ( Nepali : प्युठान जिल्ला [piu̯ʈʰan] , is a "hill" district some 427.6 km (265.7 mi) west of Kathmandu in Lumbini Province in midwestern Nepal . Pyuthan covers an area of 1,309 km (505 sq mi) with population of 212,484 in 2001 and 226,796 in 2011. Pyuthan Khalanga is the district's administrative center. Pyuthan borders Dang Deukhuri District to

24-472: A headquarters and Bada Haqim (District Administrator) as its head. From 1951 to 1962 many acts and constitutions passed which shows name of districts as below: In 1962, the reorganisation of traditional 32 districts into 14 zones and 75 development Districts. District Panchayat was one of the four administrative divisions of Nepal during the Panchayat System (1962–1990). During

36-474: Is 310864 individuals. During Rana regime , Nawalpur district was a sub-district of Chitwan District then it established separately and again merged with a small portion (Parasi) of Butwal District and established Nawalparasi District . In 2015 again Nawalpur District was again separately reestablished. The district is divided into four urban municipalities and four rural municipalities. At

48-476: Is divided into 7 provinces . They are defined by schedule 4 of the new constitution, by grouping together the existing districts. Two districts, Rukum and Nawalparasi , are split in two parts ending up in two different provinces. The old District Development Committee (DDC) replaced with District Coordination Committee (DCC). Nawalpur District Nawalpur ( / n ə ˌ w ʌ l ˈ p ʊər / , Nepali : नवलपुर , pronounced [ˈnʌwʌlpur] )

60-473: Is divided into 9 local level bodies in which two are municipalities and seven are rural municipalities: Districts of Nepal Executive: Federal Parliament : Judiciary: Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces . Districts are subdivided into municipalities and rural municipalities . There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal. After

72-853: Is less suited to traditional irrigated agriculture. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census , Pyuthan District had a population of 228,102. As their first language, 96.2% spoke Nepali , 2.3% Magar , 0.6% Newar , 0.4% Gurung , 0.1% Tamang , 0.1% Tharu and 0.1% other languages. Ethnicity/caste: 32.7% were Magar , 24.9% Chhetri , 14.0% Kami , 9.8% Hill Brahmin , 4.2% Sarki , 3.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 3.2% Damai /Dholi, 1.7% Newar , 1.5% Gurung , 1.5% Kumal , 1.1% Thakuri , 0.5% Gharti/ Bhujel , 0.5% Tharu , 0.3% Musalman , 0.2% Badi , 0.1% Gaine , 0.1% Lhomi, 0.1% Tamang , 0.1% Thakali and 0.1% others. Religion: 96.6% were Hindu , 2.8% Buddhist , 0.3% Muslim , 0.2% Christian and 0.1% others. Literacy: 66.8% could read and write, 2.2% could only read and 31.0% could neither read nor write. Pyuthan district

84-412: Is one of 11 districts of Gandaki Province of Nepal . The headquarters of the district is Kawasoti . Nawalpur District and Parasi District were formerly a single district, Nawalparasi District , until a reorganization effective 20 September 2015. The total area of Nawalpur District is 1,331.16 square kilometres (513.96 sq mi) and total population of this district as of 2011 Nepal census

96-553: The West Rapti River , Pyuthan contains all of Jhimruk Khola and the lower part of Madi Khola after it exits Rolpa. The Madi-Jhimruk confluence is in southern Pyuthan, in the Mahabharat Range. The valley of Jhimruk Khola is the core of Pyuthan district. Its alluvial plain is intensively planted in rice during the summer monsoon. Wheat is grown as the winter crop. Madi Khola has eroded an inner gorge and

108-469: The Panchayat time the country was divided into 75 districts and now 2 districts are added by dividing Nawalparasi and Rukum into 2 districts. Now the total number of districts is 77. Composed of elected members at the district level. It was responsible for formulating district-level development policies. It was established in 1990, following the end of the Panchayat system. Since 20 September 2015, Nepal

120-527: The southwest along the crest of the Mahabharat Range and extends about 50 km (31 mi) northeast through the Middle Hills to a 3,000+ meter ridge that is both Pyuthan's border with Baglung district of Dhaulagiri Zone and the main watershed between the (west) Rapti and Gandaki River basins. Pyuthan borders Rolpa district to the west. Of the two upper tributaries of

132-468: The state's reconstruction of administrative divisions, Nawalparasi District and Rukum District were divided into Parasi District and Nawalpur District , and Eastern Rukum District and Western Rukum District , respectively,yes. District official include: During the time of king Rajendra Bir Bikram Shah and prime minister Bhimsen Thapa , Nepal was divided into 10 districts. All areas east of Dudhkoshi River were one district, Dhankuta . During

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144-472: The time of prime minister Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1885–1901), Nepal was divided into 32 districts and Doti , Palpa and Dhankuta were 3 gaunda ( Nepali : गौंडा , " cantonment "). Hilly region had 20 districts and Terai had 12 districts. Even after Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana to the end of Rana rule in Nepal in 1951 and till the proclamation of new constitution of Kingdom of Nepal in 1962, Nepal remained divided into 32 districts. Each had

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