| Type: | District |
| Tehrathum District | |
| Native Name: | तेह्रथुम |
| Map Caption1: | Tehrathum District with local level body |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Koshi Province |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Admin HQ. |
| Seat: | Myanglung |
| Leader Title: | Head |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy-Head |
| Leader Title2: | Parliamentary constituencies |
| Leader Title3: | Provincial constituencies |
| Government Type: | Coordination committee |
| Governing Body: | DCC, Tehrathum |
| Area Total Km2: | 679 |
| Population Total: | 88731 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Households |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Main Language(limbu) |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Major highways |
| Timezone1: | NPT |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:45 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Codes |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone Code |
| Area Code: | 0092 |
| Website: | ddctehrathum.gov.np |
Tehrathum District (Nepali: [[:ne:तेह्रथुम जिल्ला|तेह्रथुम जिल्ला]] in Nepali pronounced as /teɾʌtʰum/), is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of Nepal.
In 2021, Terhathum district had a population of 88,731. Tehrathum had a literacy rate of 81.9% and a sex ratio of 1036 females per 1000 males. 34,079 (38.41%) lived in urban municipalities.[1]
Ethnicity/caste: 36.40% were Limbu, 19.41% Chhetri, 11.11% Hill Brahmin, 6.91% Tamang, 4.32% Kami, 3.44% Damai/Dholi, 3.26% Gurung, 2.84% Newar, 2.78% Magar, 1.80% Rai, 1.58% Sherpa, 1.50% Sarki and 1.36% Gharti/Bhujel.[2]
Religion: 50.96% were Hindu, 33.20% Kirati, 13.51% Buddhist, 2.08% Christian, and 0.25% others.[3]
As their first language in 2021, 50.64% of the population spoke Nepali, 33.96% Limbu, 6.26% Tamang, 2.50% Magar, 1.36% Gurung, 1.25% Sherpa and 1.06% Newar.[4] In 2011, 49.84% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.[5]
| Climate Zone | Elevation Range | % of Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. | 24.0% | |
| Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. | 56.4% | |
| Temperate | 2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft. | 19.5% |
Tehrathum District consists of the following six subdivisions:[6]
| Local body | Nepali | Type | Population (2011) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aathrai | आठराई | Rural municipality | 18,156 | |
| Chhathar | छथर | Rural municipality | 14,197 | |
| Laligurans | लालीगुराँस | Municipality | 15,329 | |
| Menchhayayem | मेन्छयायेम | Rural municipality | 6,678 | |
| Myanglung | म्याङलुङ | Municipality | 18,750 | |
| Phedap | फेदाप | Rural municipality | 15,169 |