Makwanpur District

District in Bagmati Province, Nepal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

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Country Nepal
Admin HQ.Hetauda
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Main Language(s)Nepali
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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
Location of district in province
Country Nepal
ProvinceBagmati Province
Admin HQ.Hetauda
Former HQ.Bhimphedi
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Makawanpur
Area
 • Total
2,426 km2 (937 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
420,477
 • Density173.3/km2 (448.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Main Language(s)Nepali
Websitewww.ddcmakwanpur.gov.np
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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

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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%
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Demographics

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Historical population
Census yearPop.±% 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]
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At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Makwanpur District had a population of 466,073. 7.87% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 77.82% and a sex ratio of 993 females per 1000 males. 232,446 (49.87%) lived in municipalities.[6]

Castes/ethnic groups in Makwanpur District (2021)[7]
  1. Tamang (46.8%)
  2. Bahun (13.9%)
  3. Chhetri (10.6%)
  4. Newar (5.51%)
  5. Chepang (5.07%)
  6. Magar (4.48%)
  7. Kami (2.93%)
  8. Rai (2.45%)
  9. Other Hill Janjati (2.28%)
  10. Madheshi non-Dalit (1.86%)
  11. Other Khas Dalit (1.23%)
  12. Other Khas non-Dalit (1.12%)
  13. Others (1.82%)

Ethnicity wise: Hill Janjatis are the largest group, making up 61% of the population. Tamangs were the largest Hill Janjati group, making up 47% of the population. Khas people made up 30% of the population.[7]

Languages of Makwanpur district (2021)[8]
  1. Tamang (44.2%)
  2. Nepali (41.2%)
  3. Chepang (4.42%)
  4. Nepal Bhasha (3.79%)
  5. Bhojpuri (1.75%)
  6. Magar (1.45%)
  7. Others (3.18%)

As their first language, 44.23% of the population spoke Tamang, 41.17% Nepali, 4.42% Chepang, 3.79% Nepal Bhasha, 1.75% Bhojpuri and 1.45% Magar as their first language.[8] In 2011, 41.5% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.[9]

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Religion in Makwanpur District (2021)[10]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 48.73%
Buddhism
 
 43.90%
Christianity
 
 6.12%
Islam
 
 0.70%
Other or not stated
 
 0.55%
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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:[11]

Former Village Development Committees and Municipalities

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

Notable people


References

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