District in Gandaki Province, Nepal
Myagdi District (Nepali : म्याग्दी जिल्ला Listen ⓘ ), a part of Gandaki Province , is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal . The district, with Beni as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,297 km2 (887 sq mi), had a population of 114,447 in 2001 and 113,641 in 2011. Magars people (especially Kham Magar )
dominant the largest population in Maydi district. [ 1]
Geography and climate
This district can experience 7 types of climates
Climate Zone [ 2]
i
Elevation Range
% of Area
Upper Tropical
300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.
0.1%
Subtropical
1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.
17.5%
Temperate
2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.
28.0%
Subalpine
3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft.
21.1%
Alpine
4,000 to 5,000 meters 13,100 to 16,400 ft.
17.8%
Nival
above 5,000 meters
13.9%
Trans-Himalayan
3,000 to 6,400 meters 9,800 to 21,000 ft.
1.6%
Demographics
Caste/ethnicity in Myagdi district (2011)[ 3]
Other Janajati (2.25%)
Others (1.80%)
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census , Myagdi District had a population of 113,641.
As their first language, 94.4% spoke Nepali , 2.2% Magar , 1.0% Magar Kham , 0.9% Chhantyal , 0.6% Newari , 0.1% Bhojpuri , 0.1% Gurung , 0.1% Hindi , 0.1% Maithili , 0.1% Sanskrit , 0.1% Sign language , 0.1% Thakali and 0.2% other languages.[ 4]
Ethnicity/caste: 39.6% were Magar , 17.0% Chhetri , 15.4% Kami , 8.0% Hill Brahmin , 5.8% Damai /Dholi, 3.5% Chhantyal , 3.4% Sarki , 2.0% Thakuri , 1.3% Newar , 1.0% Gurung , 0.9% Thakali , 0.5% Kisan , 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Tamang , 0.1% Badi , 0.1% other Dalit , 0.1% Musalman , 0.1% Rai and 0.3% others.[ 5]
Religion: 87.2% were Hindu , 10.3% Buddhist , 1.3% Christian , 0.8% Prakriti , 0.2% Muslim and 0.2% others.[ 6]
Literacy: 71.5% could read and write, 2.3% could only read and 26.1% could neither read nor write.[ 7]
Historical population Census year 1981 96,904 — 1991 100,552 +0.37% 2001 114,447 +1.30% 2011 113,641 −0.07% 2021 107,372 −0.57% Source: Citypopulation[ 8]
Administration
The district consists of 6 Municipalities , out of which one is an urban municipality and five are rural municipalities . These are as follows:[ 9]
Prior to the restructuring of the district, Myagdi District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees :
Map of the VDCs in Myagdi District
Notable people
Infrastructures
See also
References
"Districts of Nepal" . Statoids .
Municipalities Rural municipalities Former VDCs
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