Makwanpur District

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Makawanpur
मकवानपुर
District
Makwanpur district location.png
Country Nepal
Region Central (Madhyamanchal)
Zone Narayani
Headquarters Hetauda
Area
 • Total 2,426 km2 (937 sq mi)
Population (2011[1])
 • Total 420,477
 • Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)
Main language(s) Nepali
Website www.ddcmakwanpur.gov.np

Makawanpur District(Nepali: मकवानपुर जिल्लाAudio file "Makwanpur.ogg" not found, a part of Narayani Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Hetauda as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,426 km² and had a population of 392,604 in 2001 and 420,477 in 2011.

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[2] Elevation Range  % of Area
Lower Tropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft)  7.2%
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.
59.0%
Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.
28.9%
Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.
 4.9%

Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities

File:NepalMakwanpurDistrictmap.png
Map of the VDCs and Municipalities (blue) in Makwanpur District

References

  1. General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 2012
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