Makwanpur District
मकवानपुर | |
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Kulekhani Reservoir, Kushmanda Sarowar Triveni Dham, Hetauda city (Headquarter), Remains of Makwanpur fort (Clockwise from top) | |
Country | Nepal |
Province | Bagmati Province |
Admin HQ. | Hetauda |
Government | |
• Type | Coordination committee |
• Body | DCC, Makawanpur |
Area | |
• Total | 2,426 km2 (937 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 420,477 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
Main Language(s) | Nepali |
Website | www.ddcmakwanpur.gov.np |
Makwanpur District(Nepali: मकवानपुर जिल्ला; ⓘ, a part of Bagmati Province, earlier a part of Narayani Zone, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The city of Hetauda serves as the district headquarters and also as the provincial headquarters. The district covers an area of 2,426 km2 (937 sq mi) and had a population of 392,604 in 2001 and 420,477 in 2011.[2] Latest census of 2021 confirms population of Makwanpur as 466,073.[3]
During Rana regime, the district was named Chisapani District and the headquarter of the district was situated in Chisapanigadhi. The district renamed as Makwanpur on the name of Makwanpurgadhi and the headquarter moved to Hetauda in 1982.
Climate Zone[4] | Elevation Range | % of Area |
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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% |
Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1981 | 243,411 | — |
1991 | 314,599 | +2.60% |
2001 | 392,604 | +2.24% |
2011 | 420,477 | +0.69% |
2021 | 461,053 | +0.93% |
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Source: Citypopulation[5] |
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Makwanpur District had a population of 420,477.
As their first language, 45.8% spoke Tamang, 41.5% Nepali, 4.1% Newari, 3.9% Chepang, 1.4% Magar, 0.9% Bhojpuri, 0.6% Maithili, 0.5% Rai, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% Lepcha, 0.2% Majhi, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Pahari, 0.1% Tharu, 0.1% Urdu and 0.2% other languages.[6]
Ethnicity/caste: 48.3% were Tamang, 14.1% Hill Brahmin, 10.5% Chhetri, 6.2% Newar, 4.6% Chepang/Praja, 4.5% Magar, 2.9% Kami, 1.9% Rai, 0.8% Damai/Dholi, 0.8% Majhi, 0.7% Gurung, 0.4% Musalman, 0.4% Thakuri, 0.3% Danuwar, 0.3% Kathabaniyan, 0.3% Pahari, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Sarki, 0.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Ghale, 0.1% Hajam/Thakur, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kanu, 0.1% Limbu, 0.1% Marwadi, 0.1% Sunuwar, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Yadav and 0.2% others.[7]
Religion: 48.3% were Hindu, 45.6% Buddhist, 4.8% Christian, 0.7% Prakriti, 0.4% Muslim and 0.2% others.[8]
Literacy: 67.5% could read and write, 2.7% could only read and 29.8% could neither read nor write.[9]
The district consists of 10 Municipalities, out of which one is a sub-metropolitan city, one is an urban municipality and eight are rural municipalities. These are as follows:[10]