Key facts
- Country
- Nepal
- Province
- Gandaki Province
- Established
- 1559 CE
- Type
- Coordination committee
- Body
- DCC , Gorkha
- Total
- 3,610 km (1,390 sq mi)
- Density
- 69.9/km (181/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+05:45 ( NPT )
- Telephone code
- 064
- Main language s
- Nepali, Ghale, Gurung, Magar, Newari
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Encyclopedic overview
Gorkha is a district in Gandaki Province, located in central Nepal. It is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal and covers an area of 3,610 km (1,390 sq mi), making it the fourth-largest district in Nepal by area. According to the 2021 Nepal Census, the district has an population of 252,201. Its administrative headquarters is Gorkha Municipality.
Gorkha holds a prominent place in Nepalese history as the homeland of Prithvi Narayan Shah and the center of the former Gorkha Kingdom, from which the Unification of Nepal began in the 25 September 1744. The district is also closely associated with the infamous Gurkha soldiers, whose name is derived from Gorkha.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gorkha District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.