Dhankuta District

Dhankuta धनकुटा
—  District  —
Location of Dhankuta
Country	Nepal
Region	Eastern (Purwanchal)
Zone	Kosi
Area
- Total	891 km2 (344 sq mi)
Population (2001)
- Total	166,479
- Density	186.8/km2 (483.9/sq mi)
Time zone	NPT (UTC+5:45)

Dhankuta District (Nepali: धनकुटा जिल्ला) ( Listen (help·info)), a part of Kosi Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district covers an area of 891 km² and has a population (2001) of 166,479., Dhankuta is the district headquarters and a major administrative region in the Eastern region.

Playground in Basantatar VDC, Dhankuta

Dhankuta in rainy season

The vegetation zones in the district range from sub-tropical Sal forest along the Tamur and Arun rivers, and cooler temperate forests on some of the high ridges that mark the watershed between the two catchments. The altitude ranges from around 300m to 2500m. The majority of the population are involved in agriculture and crops include maize, rice and millet. Important cash crops include citrus fruits, cauliflower, cabbage, ginger, and in recent years, tea. A well-preserved forest (Rani Bhan - Queen's Forest) spreads along a ridge line on the northwest side of the village, with well-developed mature stands of rhododendron and sal (pine) trees.

Village Development Committees (VDCs)

Map of the VDCs in Dhankuta District

• Ahale
• Ankhisalla
• Arkhaule Jitpur
• Basantatar
• Belhara
• Bhdhabare
• Bhirgaun
• Bodhe
• Budhabare
• Budi Morang
• Chanuwa
• Chhintang
• Chungmang
• Danda Bazar
• Dandagaun
• Dhankuta
• Faksib
• Falate
• Ghortikharka
• Hathikharka
• Jitpur Arkhaule
• Khoku
• Khuwafok
• Kuruletenupa
• Leguwa
• Mahabharat
• Marek Katahare
• Maunabuthuk
• Mudebas
• Muga
• Murtidhunga
• Pakhribas
• Parewadin
• Raja Rani
• Sanne
• Tankhuwa
• Telia
• Vedatar

See also

• Zones of Nepal

References

• Districts of Nepal at statoids.com