| Simkot | |
| Native Name: | सिमकोट गाउँपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 29.9717°N 81.8208°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnali Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Humla |
| Subdivision Type3: | Wards |
| Subdivision Name3: | 8 |
| Government Type: | Rural Council |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Mr.Padam Bahadur Lama (NC) |
| Leader Title1: | Vice-chairperson |
| Leader Name1: | Mr.Wali Rawat -Independent |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
| Area Total Km2: | 785.89 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 11,557 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | NST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Blank Name: | Headquarter |
| Blank Info: | Simikot |
| Native Name Lang: | ne |
Simkot (Nepali: सिमकोट गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Humla District of Karnali Province of Nepal.[1] [2] [3]
The rural municipality is divided into total 8 wards and the headquarters of the rural municipality is situated at Simikot.
Simikot airport is one and only airport of Humla, located on Simikot. Simkot serves as the gateway to Mansarobar/ Kailash pilgrimage.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 80.0% of the population in Simkot Rural Municipality spoke Nepali, 18.7% Tamang, 0.3% Magar, 0.3% Sign language, 0.2% Maithili and 0.1% Doteli as their first language; 0.4% spoke other languages.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 40.5% were Chhetri, 25.1% Thakuri, 19.1% Tibetan, 9.9% Kami, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.1% Hill Brahmin, 0.8% Byasi/Sauka, 0.5% Magar and 1.1% others.
In terms of religion, 80.2% were Hindu, 19.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Christian, 0.1% Muslim and 0.1% others.[4]