Lamjung District ( ), a part of
Gandaki Province
Gandaki Province ( ) ), 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 borders the Tibet Autonomous Region in Southw ...
, is one of the
seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with
Besisahar as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 167,724.
lies in the mid-hills of Nepal spanning tropical to trans-Himalayan geo-ecological belts, including the geographical midpoint of the country (i.e.,
Duipipal). It has mixed habitation of castes and ethnicities. It is host to probably the highest density of the
Gurung
Gurung (exonym; ) or Tamu (endonym; Gurung language, Gurung: ) are a Tibetan people, Tibetan ethnic group living in the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal. Gurungs speak Tamu kyi which is a Sino-Tibetan language derived from the ...
ethnic population in the country.
Popular Media in Lamjung Includes Mero Lamjung, Radio Chautari, Aantaranga Saptahik, Radio Marsyangdi,Radio Lamjung, etc.
Geography and climate
Demographics

At the time of the
2011 Nepal census, Lamjung District had a population of 167,724.
As
first language
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, 58.6% spoke
Nepali, 29.9%
Gurung
Gurung (exonym; ) or Tamu (endonym; Gurung language, Gurung: ) are a Tibetan people, Tibetan ethnic group living in the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal. Gurungs speak Tamu kyi which is a Sino-Tibetan language derived from the ...
, 6.6%
Tamang, 1.8%
Newari, 1.0%
Dura, 0.8%
Magar, 0.3%
Urdu
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, 0.2%
Bhojpuri, 0.1%
Kumhali, 0.1%
Maithili, 0.1%
Yolmo, 0.1%
Rai and 0.2% other languages.
Ethnicity/caste: 31.4% were
Gurung
Gurung (exonym; ) or Tamu (endonym; Gurung language, Gurung: ) are a Tibetan people, Tibetan ethnic group living in the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal. Gurungs speak Tamu kyi which is a Sino-Tibetan language derived from the ...
, 15.9%
Chhetri
Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali language, Nepali speaking people historically associated with the warrior class and administration, some of ...
, 12.8%
Hill Brahmin, 8.7%
Kami
are the Deity, deities, Divinity, divinities, Spirit (supernatural entity), spirits, mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the traditional Shinto religion of Japan. ''Kami'' can be elements of the landscape, forc ...
, 7.3%
Tamang, 5.3%
Sarki, 3.9%
Damai/Dholi, 3.7%
Newar
Newar (; , endonym: Newa; , Pracalit script: ), or Nepami, are primarily inhabitants in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal and its surrounding areas, and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. Page 15. Newars are a distinct linguisti ...
, 2.3% Gharti/
Bhujel, 2.2%
Magar, 1.9% Dura, 1.0%
Kumal, 0.9%
Thakuri, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6%
Musalman, 0.2%
Rai, 0.1%
Gaine, 0.1%
Ghale, 0.1% Khawas, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1%
Tharu, 0.1%
Yolmo and 0.3% others.
Religion: 64.0% were
Hindu
Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...
, 33.1%
Buddhist
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, 1.8%
Christian
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, 0.6%
Muslim
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and 0.4% others.
Literacy: 70.8% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 26.6% could neither read nor write.
Rural municipalities and municipalities
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Besisahar Municipality
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Dordi Rural Municipality
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Dudhpokhari Rural Municipality
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Kwhlosothar Rural Municipality
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Madhya Nepal Municipality
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Marsyandi Rural Municipality
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Rainas Municipality
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Sundarbazar Municipality
2015 earthquake
The
epicentre of an
earthquake on 25 April 2015 was near Lamjung District that is Barpak of Gorkha district.
Most of the major damage and casualties took place in nearby Kathmandu, Nepal's capital.
The death toll was placed at over 8,800. However, only four deaths were reported in Lamjung District.
While Lamjung was the district with the 20th most deaths in Nepal, it was severely damaged. The villages of
Bichaur,
Ilampokhari,
Dudhpokhari,
Gauda,
Kolki and
Pyarjung were the most affected. Assistant Sub Inspector Bir Bahadur Thapa Magar identified the four deaths in Lamjung District as Lakshmi Gurung, 18, of Ilampokhari village; Nepti Tamang, 91, of Gaudu village; Sher Bahadur Tamang, 62, of Gaudu village; and three-and-a-half-month-old Sumit Bika of Gauda village. Twenty-five people were injured in Lamjung District. Local police estimate 2,094 houses were completely destroyed while another 2,129 houses were partially damaged.
References
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Districts of Nepal established in 1962
Districts of Gandaki Province
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