Jhapa District
Jhapa District झापा जिल्ला | |
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District | |
Country | Nepal |
Province | Kirat |
Admin HQ. | Bhadrapur |
Government | |
• Type | Coordination committee |
• Body | DCC, Jhapa |
• Head | Mr. Somnath Bishwakarma |
• Deputy-Head | Mrs. Mina Parajuli |
• Parliamentary constituencies | 5 |
• Provincial constituencies | 10 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,606 km2 (620 sq mi) |
Elevation (maximum) | 506 m (1,660 ft) |
Population (2011[1]) | |
• Total | 812,650 |
• Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NPT) |
Website | www.ddcjhapa.gov.np |
Jhapa (Nepali: झापा जिल्लाListen (help·info)) is one of 14 districts of Kirat of eastern Nepal. The latest official data, the 2011 Nepal Census, puts the total population of the district at 812,650.
Contents
1 Location
2 Geography and climate
3 Education
4 People from Jhapa District
5 References
6 External links
Location
Jhapa is the easternmost district of Nepal and lies in the fertile Terai plains. Jhapa borders with Ilam in the north, Morang in the west, the Indian state of Bihar in the south and the Indian state of West Bengal to the southeast and east. Geographically, it covers an area of 1,606 km2 (620 sq mi).
Geography and climate
Climate Zone[2] | Elevation Range | % of Area |
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Lower Tropical | below 300 meters (1,000 ft) | 98.8% |
Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. | 1.2% |
Education
Among 77 districts, Jhapa with literacy rate of 99.33%, is the district with the highest number of literate people.[3]
People from Jhapa District
Wilson Bikram Rai, Actor, Singer, and Producer
Himal Sagar singer
Suraj Chapagain Comedian, actor, script writer, director
Ananta Tamang footballer
Bishal Rai footballer
Karna Limbu football player
Sitaram Kattel (Actor ,Social Worker, director, comedian ,writer)
Jiya K.C. ( Actress, model)
Prakash Angdembe Film Director, and writer
Rubina Chhetri, cricketer
K.P. Oli, politician
Chandra Prakash Mainali, politician
Pramod Kharel, Singer
References
^ Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal Archived 2013-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
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The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Census 2001". Census. central bureau of statistics, Nepal. 2001. Archived from the original on 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
Coordinates: 27°55′03″N 84°11′37″E / 27.917373°N 84.193726°E / 27.917373; 84.193726
External links
"Districts of Nepal". Statoids.
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