Key facts
- Country
- Nepal
- Province
- Koshi Province
- Admin hq
- Ilam
- Type
- Coordination committee
- Body
- DCC , Ilam
- Head
- Mr. Ganesh Prasad Baral
- Deputy head
- Mrs. Chitrakala Baraili
- Total
- 1,703 km (658 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 3,636 m (11,929 ft)
- Density
- 164.1/km (425.1/sq mi)
- Ethnic groups
- (2021): Rai 20% Limbu 17% Hil- Brahmin 14% Chhetri 14% Tamang 7% Magar 5% Others 21%
- Time zone
- UTC+05:45 ( NPT )
- Main language s
- Limbu Nepali, Rai
- Website
- www.ddcilam.gov.np
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Nepal
- Country
- Nepal
- Located in
- Koshi Province
- Capital
- Ilam Municipality
- Population
- 279534
- Area
- 1703
- Elevation
- 3636
- Time zone
- UTC+05:45
- Official website
- ddcilam.gov.np
- Image
- Ilam gate.jpg
- Households
- 70532
Show 5 more facts
- topic's main category
- Category:Ilam District
- Commons category
- Ilam District
- native label
- इलाम जिल्ला
- male population
- 139431
- female population
- 140103
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Ilam district (Nepali: इलाम जिल्लाListen) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. It is a Hill district and covers 1,703 km (658 sq mi). The 2011 census counted 290,254 inhabitants. The municipality of Ilam is the district headquarters and is about 600 km (370 mi) from Kathmandu.
Ilam attracts many researchers and scientists for the study of medicinal and aromatic plants, orchids, rare birds and the red panda. Ilam stretches from the Terai belt to the upper hilly belt of this Himalayan nation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ilam District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.