Amargadhi Explained

Amargadhi
Native Name:अमरगढी
Settlement Type:Municipality
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Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sudurpashchim
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dadeldhura
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Dilli Prasad Joshi
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Parbati Jhukal
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:January 24, 1997
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:21,245
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:29.3°N 80.5797°W
Elevation M:1848
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:10300
Area Code:096
Website:http://amargadhimun.gov.np/

Amargadhi is a municipality and the district headquarter of Dadeldhura District in Sudurpashchim Province of western Nepal. It was named after Gorkha General Amar Singh Thapa, who fought in the Gurkha War between 1814 and 1816 At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 21,245 people living in 4,778 individual households.[1]

Transportation

Mahakali Highway links Amargadhi to the Terai region of Nepal as well as Api Municipality in the Lesser Himalayas. Seti Highway branches off Mahakali Highway at Amargadhi towards Dipayal Silgadhi.[2]

Media

To Promote local culture Amargadhi has three community radio stations, Radio Amargadhi 97.4 MHz, Radio Sudur Awaz 95 MHz, and Radio Aafno 104.8 MHz.

Twin towns – sister cities

References

  1. Web site: National Population and Housing Census 2011. Central Bureau of Statistics. 1 October 2018. November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127085017/http://cbs.gov.np/image/data/2017/Population_Ward_Level_753_Local_Unit.pdf. 27 January 2018. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Existing Highway and Proposed Extension . Department of Roads Nepal . 1 October 2018.

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