Key facts
- Country
- Nepal
- Province
- Koshi Province
- Established
- during Rana regime
- Admin hq
- Dhankuta
- Municipality
- List Urban Dhankuta Pakhribas Mahalaxmi Rural Sangurigadhi Chaubise Khalsa Chhintang Sahidbhumi Chhathar Jorpati
- Type
- Coordination committee
- Body
- DCC , Dhankuta
- Total
- 892 km (344 sq mi)
- Density
- 183/km (474/sq mi)
- Households
- 37,616
- Ethnic groups
- 21% Rai , 15% Chhetri , 12.8% Limbu , 10% Magar , 37%Others
- Female
- 53%
- Income per capita us dollars
- $1257
- Poverty rate
- 15.9%
- Literacy
- 74%
- Time zone
- UTC+05:45 ( NPT )
- Main language s
- Nepali , Limbu , Bantawa , Magar
- Website
- ddcdhankuta .gov .np
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Dhankuta District (Nepali: धनकुटा जिल्ला) (Listen) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The district covers an area of 891 km (344 sq mi) and has a population (2011) of 163,412. The hill town of Dhankuta serves as the district headquarters of Dhankuta District.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dhankuta District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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