Makwanpur District

Makwanpur District

मकवानपुर
Makwanpur District मकवानपुर
District
	Kulekhani Reservoir, Kushmanda Sarowar Triveni Dham, Hetauda city (Headquarter), Remains of Makwanpur fort (Clockwise from top)
	Location of district in province
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati Province
Admin HQ.	Hetauda
Former HQ.	Bhimphedi
Government
• Type	Coordination committee
• Body	DCC, Makawanpur
Area
• Total	2,426 km2 (937 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	420,477
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (NPT)
Main Language(s)	Nepali
Website	www.ddcmakwanpur.gov.np

Makwanpur District (Nepali: मकवानपुर जिल्ला; Listen^ⓘ), in Bagmati Province, earlier a part of Narayani Zone, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The city of Hetauda serves as the district headquarters and also as the provincial headquarters. The district covers an area of 2,426 km² (937 sq mi) and had a population of 392,604 in 2001 and 420,477 in 2011.^[2] The latest census of 2021 recorded the population of Makwanpur as 466,073.^[3]

History

During Rana regime, the district was named Chisapani District and the headquarter of the district was situated in Chisapani Gadhi, Bhimphedi. The district renamed as Makwanpur on the name of Makwanpurgadhi and the headquarter moved to Hetauda in 1982.

Geography and climate

Climate Zone^[4]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Lower Tropical	below 300 meters (1,000 ft)	7.2%
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	59.0%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	28.9%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	4.9%

Demographics

Historical population

Census year

Pop.

±% p.a.

1981

243,411

—

1991

314,599

+2.60%

2001

392,604

+2.24%

2011

420,477

+0.69%

2021

461,053

+0.93%

Source: Citypopulation^[5]

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Makwanpur District had a population of 420,477.

As their first language, 45.8% spoke Tamang, 41.5% Nepali, 4.1% Newari, 3.9% Chepang, 1.4% Magar, 0.9% Bhojpuri, 0.6% Maithili, 0.5% Rai, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% Lepcha, 0.2% Majhi, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Pahari, 0.1% Tharu, 0.1% Urdu and 0.2% other languages.^[6]

Ethnicity/caste: 48.3% were Tamang, 14.1% Hill Brahmin, 10.5% Chhetri, 6.2% Newar, 4.6% Chepang/Praja, 4.5% Magar, 2.9% Kami, 1.9% Rai, 0.8% Damai/Dholi, 0.8% Majhi, 0.7% Gurung, 0.4% Musalman, 0.4% Thakuri, 0.3% Danuwar, 0.3% Kathabaniyan, 0.3% Pahari, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Sarki, 0.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Ghale, 0.1% Hajam/Thakur, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kanu, 0.1% Limbu, 0.1% Marwadi, 0.1% Sunuwar, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Yadav and 0.2% others.^[7]

Religion: 48.3% were Hindu, 45.6% Buddhist, 4.8% Christian, 0.7% Prakriti, 0.4% Muslim and 0.2% others.^[8]

Literacy: 67.5% could read and write, 2.7% could only read and 29.8% could neither read nor write.^[9]

Administration

The district consists of 10 Municipalities, out of which one is a sub-metropolitan city, one is an urban municipality and eight are rural municipalities. These are as follows:^[10]

Former Village Development Committees and Municipalities

Map of the VDCs and Municipalities (blue) in Makwanpur District

Notable people

Tilak Bahadur Negi Lamaतिलक बहादुर नेगी - Nepalese politician, first minister of Makwanpur District and nepalese Tamang people/Communities in June 16, 1981 (२०३८ असार २ गते).^[11]
Rupchandra Bista - Nepalese politician
Kamal Thapa - Nepalese politician
Ganesh Thapa - ex. president of the All Nepal Football Association
Kabiraj Negi Lama - Nepalese National Para Taekwondo Team Coach, 2020 Summer Paralympics and 2024 Summer Paralympics Coach
Ananta Prasad Paudel - Nepalese politician
Ganesh Lal Shrestha - Nepalese poet, musician and social worker
Bal Krishna Pokharel - Nepalese writer, linguist, historian, and literary critic
Kedar Ghimire - Nepalese comedian, actor, scriptwriter, and film producer
Ajeya Sumargi - chairman of the Muktishree group of companies
Anjan Bista - Nepali footballer
Bikash Bista - Nepalese Economist and Statistician, and the former Director General of Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal
Birodh Khatiwada - Nepalese politician
Indra Bahdur Baniya - Nepalese politician
Girija Prasad Adhikari
Prabesh Rijal
Dipak Bahadur Singh
Rajan Mainali
Shrinkhala Khatiwada - Nepalese model and Miss Nepal World 2018
Sunil Bal - Nepalese footballer
Shrijana Ghising - Nepalese Para Taekwondo practitioner

References

^ General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 2012
^ "Census Nepal 2021". censusnepal.cbs.gov.np. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
^ "population | national_population and housing_census_year results". censusnepal.cbs.gov.np. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
^ 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
^ "NEPAL: Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de.
^ NepalMap Language [1]
^ NepalMap Caste [2]
^ NepalMap Religion [3]
^ NepalMap Literacy [4]
^ "स्थानिय तह" (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "सोनाम ल्होछारको अवसरमा तामाङ समुदायका पहिलो मन्त्री सम्मानित".

"Districts of Nepal". Statoids.

27°25′N 85°02′E / 27.417°N 85.033°E / 27.417; 85.033

[1] General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 2012

[2] "Census Nepal 2021". censusnepal.cbs.gov.np. Retrieved 2024-03-05.

[3] "population | national_population and housing_census_year results". censusnepal.cbs.gov.np. Retrieved 2024-03-05.

[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

[5] "NEPAL: Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de.

[6] NepalMap Language [1]

[7] NepalMap Caste [2]

[8] NepalMap Religion [3]

[9] NepalMap Literacy [4]

[10] "स्थानिय तह" (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[11] "सोनाम ल्होछारको अवसरमा तामाङ समुदायका पहिलो मन्त्री सम्मानित".

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