Ramechhap District

Ramechhap
रामेछाप
District

Location of Ramechhap
Country Nepal
Region Central (Madhyamanchal)
Zone Janakpur
Headquarters Janakpur
Area
 • Total 1,546 km2 (597 sq mi)
Population (2011 [1])
 • Total 202,646
 • Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)
Main language(s) Nepali, Sunuwar, Tamang, Newari and Haayu
Website http://www.ddcramechhap.gov.np/

Ramechhap District (Nepali: रामेछाप जिल्ला Listen ), a part of Province No. 3, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, known as Kirat Ramechhap, with Manthali as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,546 km² and has a population (2011) of 202,646 [1] and a density of 137.4 per km2. The district has the highest population of the endangered native group the Kusunda and has the lowest population growth rate in Nepal.[2]

Etymology

The district was named after Ramechhap village. The word Ramechhap comes from two Nepali words, Ram (person's name) and Chhap (mark). According to folklore, the village of Ramechhap was once occupied by Tamang people. A Tamang of the village, Ram by name received mukhtiyari of the village by royal decree. So, the land ownership and other legal activities were performed in the village by the stamp (chhap) of Ram. Hence, the district was called Ramechhap.[3]

Geography and climate

Climate Zone[4] Elevation Range % of Area
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.		 18.0%
Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.		 42.1%
Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.		 21.0%
Subalpine 3,000 to 4,000 meters
9,800 to 13,100 ft.		  6.7%
Alpine 4,000 to 5,000 meters
13,100 to 16,400 ft.		  3.6%
Nival above 5,000 meters  7.3%

Village Development Committees (VDCs)

Map of the VDCs in Ramechhap District

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal
  2. ↑ District Profile of Ramechhap at Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal website (in Nepali)
  3. ↑ Book: Ramechhap:Introduction, Publication: District Development Committee, Ramechhap, Language: Nepali
  4. ↑ 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 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013

Coordinates: 27°20′0″N 86°5′0″E / 27.33333°N 86.08333°E / 27.33333; 86.08333

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