Amargadhi is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

and the district headquarters of Dadeldhura District in

Sudurpashchim Province Sudurpashchim Province () is one of the seven Provinces of Nepal, provinces established by the Constitution of Nepal, new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September 2015. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, ...

in western

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

. It was named after Gorkha General

Amar Singh Thapa Amar Singh Thapa distinguished as Badakaji Amar Singh Thapa(), or Amar Singh Thapa The Elder, (also spelled Ambar Simha) also known by the honorific name Bada Kaji ("Senior Kaji") or Budha Kaji ("The Old Kaji"), was a Gorkha Kingdom, Gorkhali mil ...

, who fought in the Gurkha War between 1814 and 1816. At the time of the

2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working in cooperation with the 58 municipalities and the 3,915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the m ...

, it had a population of 21,245 people living in 4,778 individual households.

Transportation

Mahakali Highway links Amargadhi to the

Terai The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in parts of southern Nepal and northern India that lies to the south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This lowland belt is characterised by ...

region of Nepal as well as

Api Municipality Mahakali () is a List of cities in Nepal, municipality located in Darchula District of Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 named "Api Municipality" merging the former Village development committee (Ne ...

in the Lesser Himalayas. Seti Highway branches off Mahakali Highway at Amargadhi towards Dipayal Silgadhi.

Media

To promote the local culture, Amargadhi has three

community radio Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial broadcasting, commercial and public broadcasting. Community broadcasting, Community stations serve geographic communities and communities o ...

stations: Radio Amargadhi 97.4 MHz, Radio Sudur Awaz 95 MHz, and Radio Aafno 104.8 MHz.

Ghatal Temple

Ghatal Temple is a significant Hindu pilgrimage site located in Amargadhi Municipality-3, Sudurpaschim Province. The temple is dedicated to Ghatal Baba, a revered deity with deep local significance. Every year, the temple attracts thousands of devotees, especially during the Ghatal Devta Jatra (fair), which is celebrated with great enthusiasm. The fair involves various traditional rituals and processions, showcasing the region’s cultural and spiritual heritage. The temple is historically linked to the Malla kings of

Doti Doti (), also known as Dotigarh (डोटीगढ़) or the Far-Western Development Region was a development region of Nepal situated between River Kali bordering Kumaon division of Uttarakhand, India in the west and the Karnali river on t ...

, with a local legend suggesting that Ghatal Baba was brought by the seventh queen of King Nagi Malla. Today, Ghatal Temple continues to serve as a vital center of worship and community gathering, playing a crucial role in the cultural identity of Amargadhi.

Climate

References

External links

UN map of the municipalities of Dadeldhura District
Populated places in Dadeldhura District Nepal municipalities established in 1997 Municipalities in Dadeldhura District {{Dadeldhura-geo-stub