| Type: | District |
| डडेल्धुरा (Dadeldhura) | |
| Image Alt: | Dadeldhura Sudurpashchim Beda basne thaulocator.png |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sudurpashchim Province |
| Parts Type: | Municipality |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Admin HQ. |
| Seat: | Amargadhi[1] |
| Leader Title: | Chief District Officer |
| Leader Name: | Mohan Raj Joshi [2] |
| Leader Title1: | Administrative Officer |
| Leader Name1: | Hem Prasad Dhakal |
| Leader Title2: | Elected member of House of Representative |
| Leader Name2: | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Leader Title3: | Provincial constituencies |
| Government Type: | Coordination committee |
| Governing Body: | DCC, Dadeldhura |
| Area Total Km2: | 1538 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 142094 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Main Language(s) |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Dotyali |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Major highways |
| Timezone1: | NPT |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:45 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Codes |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone Code 096 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Other languages |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Nepali, Magar |
| Official Name: | Dadeldhura District |
Dadeldhura (Nepali: डडेल्धुरा), a part of Sudurpashchim Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dadeldhura as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 126,162 in 2001[4] and 142,094 in 2011.
The region has a mountainous landscape that contains many religious temples. The district is seldom visited by tourists but contains local routes to Mt Kailash in Tibet, RaRa Lake in Mugu district (Typically this is not the route to Rara lake), and the last remaining remnants of the Far Western Malla Kingdom. Nagi Malla was the last royal to live here before the Nepalese unification.
The spoken language is Doteli (Dotyali) and the majority of inhabitants are Hindu. Dadeldhura is one of the most developed district among the other hilly districts in the far western region. Dadeldhura is the hometown of former prime minister of Nepal Hon. Sher Bahadur Deuba.
| Climate Zone | Elevation range | % of Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Tropical | below 300 meters (1,000 ft) | 0.6% | |
| Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. | 34.7% | |
| Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. | 55.8% | |
| Temperate | 2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft. | 8.9% |
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dadeldhura District had a population of 142,094.
As their first language, 92.6% spoke Doteli, 5.4% Nepali, 1.1% Magar, 0.2% Kham, 0.2% Raute, 0.1% Maithili and 0.1% other languages.[6]
Ethnicity/caste: 53.6% were Chhetri, 15.8% Hill Brahmin, 10.6% Kami, 4.5% Sarki, 3.8% Damai/Dholi, 3.6% Magar, 2.5% Thakuri, 1.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.6% Lohar, 0.9% Newar, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% other Dalit, 0.2% Raute, 0.2% Yadav, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Tharu, and 0.2% others.[7]
Religion: 98.9% were Hindu, 0.7% Buddhist and 0.3% Christian.[8]
Literacy: 65.0% could read and write, 2.6% could only read and 32.3% could neither read nor write.[9]
The district consists of seven municipalities, out of which two are urban municipalities and five are rural municipalities. These are as follows:[10]
Prior to the restructuring of the district, Dadeldhura District consisted of the following Village development committees: