Makwanpur District( ne, मकवानपुर जिल्ला; , a part of

Bagmati Province Bagmati Province ( ne, बाग्मती प्रदेश, ''Bagmati Pradesh'') is one of the seven provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. The province is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest provin ...

, earlier a part of

Narayani Zone Narayani ( ne, नारायणी अञ्चल) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructuring of zones to Provinces, located in the central south of the country. The headquarter of Narayani zone was Hetauda. Narayani Zone ...

, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Hetauda as its district headquarter, as well as pradesh headquarter covers an area of and had a population of 392,604 in 2001 and 420,477 in 2011.

History

During

Rana regime Rana dynasty ( ne, राणा वंश, IAST=Rāṇā vaṃśa , ) is a Chhetri dynasty that imposed totalitarianism in the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 until 1951, reducing the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making Prime Minister and other ...

, the district was named Chisapani District and the headquarter of the district was situated in Chisapanigadhi. The district renamed as Makwanpur on the name of Makwanpurgadhi and the headquarter moved to Hetauda in 1982.

Geography and climate

Demographics

At the time of the

2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities a ...

, Makwanpur District had a population of 420,477. Of these, 45.3% spoke

Tamang The Tamang (; Devanagari: तामाङ; ''tāmāṅ'') are an Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group of Nepal. In Nepal Tamang/Moormi people constitute 5.6% of the Nepalese population at over 1.3 million in 2001, increasing to 1,539,830 as of the 2011 c ...

, 41.9%

Nepali Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken ...

, 4.0% Newari, 3.8% Chepang, 1.3% Magar, 1.0%

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

, 0.7% Maithili and 0.5% Rai as their first language. 54.0% of the population in the district spoke

as their second language.

Administration

The district consists of 10

Municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

, out of which one is a sub-metropolitan city, one is an urban municipality and eight are

rural municipalities A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries. These include: * Rural municipalities in Canada, a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, ...

. These are as follows: * Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City *

Thaha Municipality Popularly known as Daman or Palung or Tistung - Palung, Thaha Municipality (थाहा नगरपालिका) is a municipality in Makwanpur District of Bagmati Province in mid Nepal. In Nepali Thaha, (थाहा) means to know. It was o ...

Bhimphedi Rural Municipality Bhimphedi is a Rural municipality located within the Makawanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 23,344 according to a 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Governmen ...

Makawanpurgadhi Rural Municipality Makawanpurgadhi is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 25,322 according to a 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Gover ...

* Manahari Rural Municipality *

Raksirang Rural Municipality Raksirang is a rural municipality in Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, Raksirang village development committee had a population of 6343. Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, ...

Bakaiya Rural Municipality Bakaiya is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans of area, with a total population of 39,620 according to a 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nep ...

* Bagmati Rural Municipality *

Kailash Rural Municipality Kailash is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans of area, with a total population of 23,922 according to a 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepa ...

Indrasarowar Rural Municipality Indrasarowar is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province, Nepal. The municipality spans of area, with a total population of 17,585 according to a 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Government of N ...

Former Village Development Committees and Municipalities

* Agara *

Ambhanjyang Ambhanjyang ( ne, आमभन्ज्याङ) is a village development committee in the Makawanpurgadhi Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal ...

Bajrabarahi Bajrabarahi is a village development committee in Makwanpur District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. it had a population of 8821. Bajrabarahi is named after the Goddess Bajrabarahi (Devi). There is an ancient and old temple of Goddes ...

* Betini * Bhainse * Bharta Pundyadevi * Bhimphedi * Budhichaur * Chhatiwan *

Chitlang Chitlang ( Nepali:चित्लाङ, Nepal Bhasa:चिलं/चिलिम]) is a village located in Thaha Municipality of Makwanpur District, Bagmati Province, Nepal. Religions of chitlang Geography Chitlang sits southwest of Kathma ...

* Dandakharka, Narayani, Dandakharka * Dhimal * Gogane * Handikhola * Hetauda (Sub metropolitan city) * Hurnamadi *

Ipa Panchakanya Ipa Panchakanya is a village development committee in the Bhimphedi Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census c ...

Kalikatar Kalikatar is a village development committee in Makwanpur District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stat ...

Kankada Kankada is a village development committee in the Raksirang Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted ...

* Khairang *

Kogate Kogate is a village development committee in the Bhimphedi Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted ...

Kulekhani Kulekhani is a village development committee in Makwanpur District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stat ...

Makwanpurgadhi Makwanpurgadhi or Makwanpur Gadhi (literally ''Makwanpur Fort'') is a village development committee in Makwanpur District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national censu ...

Manahari Manahari is a Rural Municipality in Makwanpur District in Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Worki ...

* Manthali * Markhu *

Marta Punchedevi Bharta Punchedevi is a village development committee in Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of S ...

* Namtar *

Nibuwatar Nibuwatar is a village development committee in the Bhimphedi Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conduc ...

* Fakhel * Phaparbari * Raigaun *

Raksirang Raksirang is a rural municipality in Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, Raksirang village development committee had a population of 6343. Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, ...

Sarikhet Palase Sarikhet Palase is a village development committee in the Raksirang Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census ...

* Shikharpur * Sripur Chhatiwan *

Sisneri Mahadevsthan Sisneri Mahadevsthan is a village development committee in the Indrasarowar Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census c ...

* Sukaura *

* Thingan *

Tistung Deurali Tistung Deurali is a village development committee in the Thaha Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the ...

Notable people

Birodh Khatiwada Birodh Khatiwada is a Nepalese politician belonging to Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist), CPN (Unified Socialist). He was also a member of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, House of Representatives from Makwanpur 2 (constituency), Makw ...

* Indra Bahdur Baniya *

Kabiraj Negi Lama Kabiraj Negi Lama (कविराज नेगी लामा) (born 20 September 1989 in Dandakharka, Makwanpur) is a former Nepalese taekwondo athlete, National Para Taekwondo Team Coach and 2020 Summer Paralympics Coach, who participated ...

* Girija Prasad Adhikari * Prabesh Rijal * Dipak Bahadur Singh * Rajan Mainali

References

* {{Coord, 27, 25, N, 85, 02, E, type:adm2nd_region:NP_source:enwiki, display=title Districts of Nepal established during Rana regime or before Districts of Bagmati Province