Lamjung District

Also known as Lamjung

district of Nepal

Key facts

Country: Nepal
Province: Gandaki Province
Admin hq: Besisahar
Type: Coordination committee
Body: DCC , Lamjung
Total: 1,692 km (653 sq mi)
Density: 99.13/km (256.7/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+05:45 ( NPT )
Telephone code: 066
Main language s: Nepali , Gurung , Magar , Dura
Website: Official website

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official website

~3 min read

Article

Lamjung District (Nepali: लमजुङ जिल्ला [ˈlʌmd͡zuŋ] ), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Besisahar as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,692 square kilometres (653 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 167,724. lies in the mid-hills of Nepal spanning tropical to trans-Himalayan geo-ecological belts, including the geographical midpoint of the country (i.e., Duipipal). It has mixed habitation of castes and ethnicities. It is host to probably the highest density of the Gurung ethnic population in the country.

Popular Media in Lamjung Includes Mero Lamjung, Radio Chautari, Aantaranga Saptahik, Radio Marsyangdi, Radio Lamjung, etc.