Nawalparasi District ( ne, नवलपरासी जिल्ला, ), part of which belongs to

Gandaki Province Gandaki Province ( ne, गण्डकी प्रदेश ) ), is one of the seven federal provinces established by the current constitution of Nepal which was promulgated on 20 September 2015. Pokhara is the province's capital city. It borde ...

and part to

Lumbini Province Lumbini Province ( ne, लुम्बिनी प्रदेश, Lumbinī pradēśa) is a province in western Nepal. It borders Gandaki Province and Karnali Province to the north, Sudurpashchim Province to the west, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar o ...

, was one of the seventy-five

districts of Nepal Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided in municipalities and rural municipalities. There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal. After the state's reconstruction of admi ...

before being divided into Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) and Nawalparasi (East of Bardaghat Susta) in 2015. The district, with Ramgram as its district headquarters, covered Parasi region (present-day Nawalparasi West) and Nawalpur region (present-day Nawalparasi East) with an area of and had a population (2011) of 643,508. This district has given birth to many Nepal's top-level people, including the late Prime Minister

Tanka Prasad Acharya Tanka Prasad Acharya (Nepali: टंक प्रसाद आचार्य; 11 February 1912 – 23 April 1992) was a Nepali politician who served as the 19th Prime Minister of Nepal from 1956 to 1957. He was one of the founders and the leader ...

. The midpoint of Nepal's east–west highway

Mahendra Highway Mahendra Highway (), also called East-West Highway () runs across the Terai geographical region of Nepal, from Mechinagar in the east to Bhim Datta in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the longest highway in Nepal a ...

lies in this district. The Nawalpur valley is the part of greater Chitwan Valley of inner terai where most of the populations are Tharu, Magar and Brahmins who settled migrating from the hills. The big industries such as Chaudhary Udhyog Gram (CUG),

Bhrikuti Pulp and Paper Bhrikuti Pulp and Paper ( ne, भृकुटी पल्प एण्ड पेपर लिमिटेड; officially known as Bhrikuti Paper and Pulp Nepal (BPPN) Ltd) was a pulp mill and paper mill located in Gaindakot, Nepal. History B ...

factory are located in the nawalpur area of this district. Since Parasi is the headquarter of Nawalparasi district many of the clerical offices are located there. Nepal's one of the biggest Sugar factory, Lumbini Sugar Industry, which was made by China's support, also lies in

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Municipality of this district. Nowadays many industries are also being operated here like Sarbottam Cement factory, Butwal cement factory, Triveni distillery, cement factory of CG in Dumkibas, Jamuwad paper factory and other cottage industries. Developing cities such as Devchuli Municipality, Gaindakot Municipality, Kawasoti Municipality

Municipality, Madhyabindu Municipality and Bardaghat Municipality are located here. Famous towns in Nawalpur Ragion are Gaindakot, Rajahar, Keurani, Pragatinagar, Kawasoti, Shahid nagar Danda, Chormara, Arungkhola etc. Half of the Nawalpur Region is mainly hilly areas mainly populated by Brahmins, Magar and Chhetri people and terai area is mainly populated by Tharu people. Nawalparasi district is connected to

Rupandehi District Rupandehi District ( ne, रुपन्देही जिल्ला; ), a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal and covers an area of . The district headquarter is Bhairahawa. As per the national census 2011, ...

on the west, Palpa and

Tanahun District Tanahun District ( ne, तनहुँ जिल्ला , or ), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Damauli as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2011 ...

s on the north,

Chitwan District Chitwan District (, , ) is one of 77 districts of Nepal, and takes up the southwestern corner of Bagmati Province. Bharatpur, largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu, is its administrative centre. It covers . In 2011 it had a population of 579 ...

on the east and south and the Indian border. The longest road of Mahendra highway, 99 km in length, lies in this district. Major cities of Nepal such as

Butwal Butwal ( ne, बुटवल), officially Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City ( ne, बुटवल उपमहानगरपालिका), is a sub-metropolitan city and economic hub in Lumbini Province in West Nepal. Butwal has a city population ...

Siddharthanagar Siddharthanagar ( ne, सिद्धार्थनगर), formerly and colloquially still called Bhairahawa ( ne, भैरहवा), is a municipality and the administrative headquarter of Rupandehi District in Lumbini Province of Nepal, ...

Tansen Tansen ( – 26 April 1589), also referred to and commonly known as Sangeet Samrat () , was a Hindustani classical musician. Born in a Hindu Gaur Brahmin family, he learnt and perfected his art in the northwest region of modern Madhya Pr ...

and Bharatpur metropolitan municipality are located in neighbouring districts

Geography and climate

The highest peak in Nepal's Churia range, Mt. Devchuli , is in this district.

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 and ...

, Nawalparasi District had a population of 643,508. Of these, 40.9% spoke

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, 29.0%

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

, 13.6% Magar, 9.8% Tharu, 1.9% Maithili, 1.5%

Gurung Gurung (exonym; ) or Tamu (endonym; Gurung: ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal. Gurung people predominantly live around the Annapurna region in Manang, Mustang, Dolpo, Kaski, Lamjung, Go ...

, 1.0% Newari and 0.6% Tamang as their first language.2011 Nepal Census, Social Characteristics Tables
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Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities in Nawalparasi

* Amraut * Badahara Dubauliya * Baidauli * Banjariya *

Bardaghat Municipality Bardaghat (or Bardghat) नेपाली: बर्दघाट is a Municipality in Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) District in Lumbini Province, Nepal. It is situated in the lap of the Chure range. This municipality was established o ...

* Benimanipur * Bharatipur * Bhujhawa * Bulingtar * Dadajheri Tadi * Dawanne Devi * Dedgaun * Deurali * Devachuli Municipality * Devagawa * Dhobadi * Dhurkot * Dumkibas *

Gaidakot Municipality Gaindakot (, ; sometimes spelled Gaidakot) is a municipality in Nawalpur District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. It became a municipality in May 2014 by merging the existing Mukundapur, Amarapuri, and Gaindakot VDCs. It was again ex ...

* Germi * Guthi Parsauni * Guthisuryapura * Hakui *

Harpur Harpur is an electoral ward and area within the town of Bedford, England. The boundaries of Harpur are approximately Manton Lane to the north, De Parys Avenue to the east, Bromham Road to the south, with the Midland Main Line railway line to t ...

Hupsekot Hupsekot was a VDC in the former Nawalparasi District which was a part of the former Lumbini Zone of the Western Development Region of Nepal. Total population of Hupsekot VDC in 2011 was 3,681 individuals with 552 households In 2017 Government o ...

* Jahada, Lumbini * Jamuniya * Jamuwad * Jaubari * Kawasoti Municipality * Kolhuwa * Kotathar * Kudiya * Kumarwarti * Kusma * Madhyabindu Municipality * Mainaghat * Manari * Manjhariya * Mithukaram * Naram * Narsahi * Naya Belhani * Pakalihawa * Palhi * Ramgram Municipality *

Parsauni Parsauni is a village development committee in Nawalparasi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census The 2001 Nepal census ( ne, राष्ट्रिय जनगणना २०५८) was conducte ...

* Pratappur * Rajahar * Rakachuli * Rakuwa * Ramgram Municipality * Ramnagar * Rampur Khadauna * Rampurwa * Ratnapur * Ruchang * Rupauliya * Saidnagar Danda *

Sanai Hakim Abul-Majd Majdūd ibn Ādam Sanā'ī Ghaznavi ( fa, ), more commonly known as Sanai, was a Persian poet from Ghazni who lived his life in the Ghaznavid Empire which is now located in Afghanistan. He was born in 1080 and died between 113 ...

* Sarawal * Somani * Sukrauli * Sunwal Municipality * Suryapura * Swathi *

Tamasariya Tamasariya is a village development committee in Nawalparasi District in the Lumbini 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 S ...

* Thulo Khairatawa * Tilakpur * Tribenisusta * Unwach * Upallo Arkhale

References

* {{Coord, 27, 32, N, 83, 40, E, type:adm2nd_region:NP_source:enwiki, display=title Lumbini Zone Gandaki Province Lumbini Province Districts of Nepal established in 1962 Former districts of Nepal

Geography and climate

Demographics

Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities in Nawalparasi

See also

References