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Dailekh District

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Also known as Dailekh

district of Nepal

Key facts

Country
Nepal
Province
Karnali Province
Admin hq
Dailekh ( Narayan )
Municipality
List Urban Narayan Dullu Aathbis Chamunda Bindrasaini Rural Thantikandh Bhairawi Mahabu Naumule Dungeshwar Gurans Bhagawatimai
Type
Coordination committee
Body
DCC , Dailekh
Head
Mr. Prem Bahadur Thapa
Parliamentary constituencies
2 seats List Dailekh 1 Dailekh 2
Provincial constituencies
4 seats List Dailekh 1(A) Dailekh 1(B) Dailekh 2(A) Dailekh 2 (B)
Total
1,505 km (581 sq mi)
Highest elevation
4,168 m (13,675 ft)
Lowest elevation
544 m (1,785 ft)
Density
173.3/km (448.9/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
Chetri , Kami , Thakuri
Female
51%
Literacy
62%
Time zone
UTC+05:45 ( NPT )
Postal codes
21600, 21602, 21603, 21604, 21605, 21607..., 21610

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Wikidata facts

Population
252313
Area
1505
Official website
ddcdailekh.gov.np
Households
54610
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Dailekh District
male population
120774
female population
131539
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Dailekh District (Nepali: दैलेख जिल्ला pronounced [dʌi̯lekʰ] ) a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dailekh as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,502 km (580 sq mi) and had a population of 225,201 in 2001 and 261,770 in 2011.

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