Tehrathum District

Tehrathum District (Nepali: तेह्रथुम जिल्ला pronounced [teɾʌtʰum] (listen)), is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of Nepal.

Tehrathum District
तेह्रथुम
Basantapur Bazar, Tehrathum District
District location of Tehrathum in Province No. 1
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 1
Admin HQ.Myanglung
Government
  TypeCoordination committee
  BodyDCC, Tehrathum
Area
  Total679 km2 (262 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Telephone Code0092
Websiteddctehrathum.gov.np

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 92,454    
1991 102,870+1.07%
2001 113,111+0.95%
2011 101,577−1.07%
2021 89,125−1.30%
Sources:[1]

Religion

Religion in Tehrathum District (2011)
Religion Percent
Hinduism
52.2%
Kiratism
33.9%
Buddhism
12.5%
Others
1.4%

[2]

Languages

Language in Tehrathum (2011)
Language Percent
Nepali
49.7%
Limbu
34.6%
Tamang
6%
Magar
2.2%
Gurung
1.9%
Newar
1.4%
Rai
1.4%
Sherpa
1%
Kulung
0.6%
Others
1.3%

[3]

Geographics

Climate Zone[4] Elevation Range  % of Area
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.
24.0%
Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.
56.4%
Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.
19.5%

See also

References

  1. "Nepal: Provinces and Districts". www.citypopulation.de.
  2. "NepalMap profile: Terhathum". NepalMap. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. "NepalMap profile: Terhathum". NepalMap. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  4. The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013

Official website


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.