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Myagdi District

District in Nepal

Summary

District in Nepal

Field	Value
type	District
name	Myagdi District
native_name	(म्याग्दी जिल्ला)
native_name_lang
image_skyline	Dhaulagiri from Ghorepani.jpg
image_caption	View of Dhaulagiri from Ghorepani
imagesize	310px
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Gandaki Province
parts_type	Municipality
parts_style	coll
established_title	Established
seat_type	Admin HQ.
seat	Beni
leader_title	Head
leader_title1	Deputy-Head
leader_title2	Parliamentary constituencies
leader_title3	Provincial constituencies
government_type	Coordination committee
governing_body	DCC, Myagdi
area_total_km2	2297
population_total	107,372
population_as_of	2021
population_density_km2	auto
blank_name_sec1	Main Language(s)
blank_info_sec1	NepaliMagar Kham
blank_name_sec2	Major highways
timezone1	NPT
utc_offset1	+05:45
postal_code_type	Postal Codes
area_code_type	Telephone Code
area_code	069
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	7
mapframe-wikidata	yes

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View of [[Annapurna]] and [[Dhaulagiri]] including many mountain ranges from [[Poon Hill]] (Pun Hill), Myagdi

View of Annarpurna and Dhaulagiri ranges from Thapla Danda, Myagdi

Myagdi District ( ), 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, had a population of 114,447 in 2001 and 113,641 in 2011. Magar people especially Pun Magar or simply Pun are the largest population in Myagdi district.

In Myagdi district, there are many Pun villages, such as Doba (3rd largest Pun village), Narchyang, Gatpar (Gadpar), Paudwar, Pakhapani, Dana, Bega, Ghorepani, Chimkhola, Dagnam, Shikha, Baduk, Darmija, Kot Gau, Owlo, Bima (Rima), Histhan, Dachale gau, Khibang, Kuye Pani, Muna, Dang, Darwang (Darbang), Ramche, Jhi/Jhin, Patlekhet, Begkhola, Mudi, Bhurung, BireThati, Tibilang, Nangi. Pun have many sub-clans but in this area Pun sub-clans are mostly (Chochangi, Purja, Garbuja, Paija, Ramjali, Thajali, Tilija, Dut, Phagami, Buduja, Rantija, Armaja, Thane/Thanh, Sherpunja/Serpuja, Khoroja, Pahare, Sut-Pahare. Many Gorkha soldiers are recruited from here and have been serving in British Gorkha, in Gurkha Contingent Singapore Police, in Gurkha Reserve Unit Brunie and in Gorkha Rifles (India), many Pun from here have also served in Hong Kong as British Gurkha soldiers. Victoria Cross Honorary Lieutenant Tul Bahadur Pun (VC) and British Gurkha Sergeant Dipprasad Pun (CGC) who received Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for an act of bravery, they are also from Myagdi.

The most popular tourist spots in Myagdi are: Poon Hill / Pun Hill, Ghorepani, Pun Hill / Poon Hill Trek, Karbakeli Footpath, Beni Bazaar, Maharani Than, Dhaulagiri Himal, Todke, Jagannath Temple, Galeshwor Dham, Malika Dhuri, Singa Tatopani Kunda, Kaligandaki River, Rupse Jharna.

Myagdi district is a mountainous region and to reach these places, the easiest and nearest route is from Pokhara city to Beni as its district headquarters.

Geography and climate

This district can experience 7 types of climates

Climate Zone	Elevation Range	% of Area
title = The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system	series = Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110.	year = 2005
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

|graph-pos = bottom |graph-width = |graph-height = |1981 |96,904 |1991 |100,552 |2001 |114,447 |2011 |113,641 |2021 |107,372

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Myagdi District had a population of 107,033. 7.48% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 79.70% and a sex ratio of 1052 females per 1000 males. 32,697 (30.55%) lived in municipalities.

Khas people make up 53% of the population, of which Khas Dalits are 26% of the population. Hill Janjati are 44% of the population. Magars are the single largest ethnicity, making up 39% of the population.

At the time of the 2021 census, 92.70% of the population spoke Nepali, 3.72% Magar and 0.96% Chhantyal as their first language. In 2011, 94.4% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

Administration

The district consists of 6 Municipalities, out of which one is an urban municipality and five are rural municipalities. These are as follows:

Beni Municipality
Annapurna Rural Municipality
Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality
Mangala Rural Municipality
Malika Rural Municipality
Raghuganga Rural Municipality

Former Village Development Committees

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Myagdi District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees:

Arman
Arthunge
Baadook
Babiyachaur
Baranja
Begkhola
Beni Municipality
Bhakilmi
Bhanbare
Bima
Chimkhola
Dagnam
Dana
Darwang
Devisthan
Doba
Ghar
Ghatan
Gurja Khani
Histhan Mandali
Jhin
Jyamrukot
Khibang
Kuhunkot
Kuinemangale
Lulang
Malkwang
Marang
Mudi
Muna
Nangi
Narchyang
Niskot
Okharbot
Pakhapani
Patlekhet
Pulachaur
Rakhu Bhagawati
Rakhupiple
Ramche
Ratnechaur
Shikha
Singa
Takam
Tatopani
Ruma

Notable people

Narayan Singh Pun, politician, a prominent political figure and Cabinet Minister in Nepal, a former King's trusted Minister and government's chief negotiator, a pilot, chief training officer, (helicopter wing commander) a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Nepal Army and the founding President of Nepal Samata Party
Min Bahadur Sherchan, who was the oldest man to summit Mount Everest for about 5 years, was born in Myagdi district of Nepal was born here.
Nirmal Purja, (), a famous mountaineer and former Gurkha British Army and Special Boat Service (SBS) soldier. He is known for the Netflix documentary "14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible"
Mahabir Pun, Man who provided internet (wireless) to remote villages and Leader Of National Innovation Center. He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award (Nobel Prize of Asia) in 2007.

Infrastructures

Tatopani Hydropower Station (2 MW)

References

"National Population and Housing Census 2011 (National Report)". [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
"NEPAL: Administrative Division".
"Provincial/District/Local reports: Gandaki Province". [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
"Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex". [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
"Table 5: Mother tongue and sex". [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
NepalMap Language [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=district-34&geo_ids=district-34,province-4,country-NP]
"Table 5: Religion and sex". [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
"स्थानिय तह". Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration.
(2017-03-06). "Nepal's 86yo climber announces to attempt Everest again". The Himalayan Times.

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