| Type: | District |
| Kaski District | |
| Native Name: | कास्की जिल्ला |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gandaki Province |
| Parts Type: | Municipality |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Admin HQ. |
| Seat: | Pokhara |
| Leader Title: | Head |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy-Head |
| Leader Title2: | Parliamentary constituencies |
| Leader Title3: | Provincial constituencies |
| Leader Title4: | Chief District Officer (CDO) |
| Leader Name4: | Tek Bahadur KC [1] |
| Government Type: | Coordination committee |
| Governing Body: | DCC, Kaski |
| Area Total Km2: | 2017 |
| Population Total: | 492098 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Main Language(s) |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Major highways |
| Timezone1: | NPT |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:45 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Codes |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone Code |
| Area Code: | 061 |
| Website: | www.ddckaski.gov.np/ |
| Registration Plate: | GA- |
Kaski District (Nepali: [[:ne:कास्की जिल्ला|कास्की जिल्ला]], in Nepali pronounced as /kaski/), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The name is disambiguated from Kaskikot, the ancient Kaski Kingdom.
The district, with Pokhara as its district headquarter, covers an area of 2,017 square km and had a total population of 492,098 according to 2011 Census. This district lies at the centroid point of the country. The altitude of Kaski district ranges from 450 meters the lowest land to 8091 meters the highest point in the Himalaya range. Kaski District politically has One Metropolitan City, 4 Gaupalika and 3 electoral sectors.[2]
The district covers parts of the Annapurna mountain range, and the picturesque scene of the mountains can be observed from most parts of the district. It is one of the best tourist destinations of Nepal. The district is full of rivers such as Seti Gandaki, Modi and Madi along with other rivulets. The district headquarters Pokhara lies about 750 m above the sea level. The district is known for the Himalayan range with about 11 Himalayas with height greater than 7000 m. The nearby peaks include Machhapuchhre (Virgin Peak - 6993m). The Annapurna Range in the northern side is always full of snow. The scenery of northern mountains, gorge of Seti River, Davis Falls, natural caves, Fewa Lake, Begnas Lake and Rupa Lake are both natural resources and tourist attractions.
Regarding Booring the origin of the name Kaski, there are many hypotheses; among them:
In the early 1800s, the capital of Kaski was Batulechaur and that Sarangkot was a town with a fort.[3]
All the governance and development of Kaski District are handled mainly by District Development Committee Kaski (DDC-Kaski).
The district is full of people with multi-language, multi-religion and multiple cultures. Different people have different foods, dresses and norms based on their caste and religion. Many places offer Home Stay for internal as well as international tourists along with performance of local dance according to caste and cultures.According to the census of 2068 Kaski district has people of about 84 castes, 44 languages and 11 religions. The dressing style of people here matches with national dress. The main foods of people here are Dal-Bhat Tarkari, Roti, and Dhindo (These are typical Nepalese foods). The district is the common place of different castes such as Magars, Gurung, Brahmin, Chhetri, Newar, Thakali, kumal and many more.
According to the District Sport Committee, Kaski District have one stadium, named Pokhara Rangashala, of about 417 Ropani of area and capacity of 21,000 spectators. Kaski has its reputation in generating sportsmen in the country.
Dhampus is a village and Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Province of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 2,753 persons living in 547 individual households. It is gradually turning into a tourist destination. It has the Australian Base Camp with views of the peaks Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Machhapuchhre.
| Climate Zone | Elevation Range | % of Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. | 18.6% | |
| Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. | 29.4% | |
| Temperate | 2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft. | 16.6% | |
| Subalpine | 3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft. | 12.1% | |
| Alpine | 4,000 to 5,000 meters 13,100 to 16,400 ft. | 14.8% | |
| Nival | above 5,000 meters | 7.4% | |
| Trans-Himalayan | 3,000 to 6,400 meters 9,800 to 21,000 ft. | 0.6% |
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kaski District had a population of 492,098.
As their first language, 78.5% spoke Nepali, 12.0% Gurung, 2.2% Magar, 2.2% Newari, 1.5% Tamang, 0.7% Bhojpuri, 0.5% Hindi, 0.5% Maithili, 0.4% Urdu, 0.2% Kham, 0.2% Rai, 0.2% Thakali, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Bhujel, 0.1% Chantyal and 0.1% other languages.[13]
Ethnicity/caste: 27.9% were Hill Brahmin, 16.7% Gurung, 14.4% Chhetri, 8.6% Magar, 8.0% Kami, 4.9% Newar, 3.7% Damai/Dholi, 2.7% Tamang, 2.5% Sarki, 1.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 1.4% Thakuri, 0.9% Musalman, 0.8% Badi, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7% Rai, 0.5% Kumal, 0.5% Thakali, 0.5% Tharu, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.2% Chhantyal, 0.2% Kalwar, 0.2% Sonar, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Dura, 0.1% Gaine, 0.1% Hajam/Thakur, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.1% Limbu, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Sherpa, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Yadav, 0.1% foreigners and 0.1% others.[14]
Religion: 82.3% were Hindu, 13.5% Buddhist, 2.1% Christian, 0.9% Muslim, 0.6% Bon, 0.1% Kirati, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.3% others.[15]
Literacy: 82.0% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write and 16.4% could neither read nor write.[16]
The district consists of one metropolitan city and four rural municipalities. These are as follows:[17]
The Village Development Committee (VDC) was dissolved on 10 March 2017 to be replaced by the Gaunpalika. So,There is no VDCs in this current time.