Dolpo Buddha | |
Native Name: | डोल्पो बुद्ध गाउँपालिका |
Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 29.34°N 83.35°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnali Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dolpa |
Subdivision Type3: | Wards |
Subdivision Name3: | 6 |
Government Type: | Rural Council |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Name: | कार्मा छोइवेल गुरुङ -(स्वतन्त्र) |
Leader Title1: | Vice-chairperson |
Leader Name1: | पेम्मा धोर्चे गुरुङ (नेकपा एकिकृत समाजवादी) |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
Area Total Km2: | 377.38 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 2,420 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | NST |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Blank Name: | Headquarter |
Blank Info: | Dho |
Official Name: | Dolpo Buddha Rural Municipality |
Dolpo Buddha (Nepali: डोल्पो बुद्ध गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Dolpa District of Karnali Province of Nepal.[1] [2] [3] The rural municipality was formed by combining two existing VDCs Dho and Tinje. The rural municipality is located in the Upper Dolpo region (also known as Bhot).
The rural municipality is divided into total 6 wards and the headquarter of the rural municipality is situated at Dho.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 56.1% of the population in Dolpo Buddha Rural Municipality spoke Gurung, 41.9% Dolpali and 0.8% Kaike as their first language; 1.2% spoke other languages.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 57.2% were Gurung, 41.3% Dolpo, 0.9% Magar and 0.6% others.
In terms of religion, 99.0% were Buddhist, 0.9% Hindu and 0.1% Christian.[4]