Bajhang District

Bajhang बझाङ
District
Location of Bajhang district in Nepal
Country	Nepal
Region	Far-Western (Sudur Pashchimanchal)
Zone	Seti
Headquarters	Chainpur
Area
• Total	3,422 km^2 (1,321 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	195,159[1]
Time zone	NPT (UTC+5:45)
Main language(s)	Bajhangi, Nepali

Bajhang District (Nepali: बझाङ जिल्ला Listen , a part of Province No. 7, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Chainpur as its district headquarters, covers an area of 3,422 km² and has a population (2011) of 195,159.^[1] The headquarter Chainpur is situated at the bank of Seti River and Bauli Gaad.

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[2]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	0.5%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	18.0%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	26.5%
Subalpine	3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft.	16.6%
Alpine	4,000 to 5,000 meters 13,100 to 16,400 ft.	8.4%
Nival	above 5,000 meters	30.0%

Major religious spots प्रमुख धार्मिक स्थलहरु

1. Khaptad baba mandir

2. Ram mandir, Kada

3. Surma sarowar, Chainpur

Towns and villages

Map of the VDC/s in Bajhang District

Banjh Bagthala Bhairabnath Bhamchaur Bhatekhola Byasi Chaudhari Dahabagar Dangaji Dantola Daulichaur Deulekh Deulikot Dhamena Gadaraya

Jaya Prithvi Municipality Kadal Kailash Kalukheti Kanda Kaphalaseri Khiratadi Koiralakot Kot Bhairab Kotdewal Lamatola Lekhgaun Majhigaun Malumela Mashdev

Matela Maulali Melbisauni Parakatne Patadewal Pauwagadhi Pipalkot Rayal Rilu Sainpasela Sunikot Sunkuda Surma Syandi Thalara

See also

• Zones of Nepal
• "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.

References

1. "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18. Retrieved November 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. 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: 29°33′N 81°12′E / 29.550°N 81.200°E