Baitadi District
Baitadi District
बैतडी | |
|---|---|
Location of Baitadi District | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
| Established | pre 1962 |
| Admin HQ. | Dasharathchand |
| Government | |
| • Type | Coordination committee |
| • Body | DCC, Baitadi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,519 km2 (586 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 250,899 |
| • Density | 165.2/km2 (427.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Telephone Code | 095 |
| Main Language(s) | Baitadeli |
Baitadi District (Nepali: बैतडी जिल्ला ⓘ), historical name “Bairath” (बैराथ), a part of Sudurpashchim Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is a Hill district. Baitadi, with Dasharathchand as its headquarters, covers an area of 1,519 km2 (586 sq mi) and has a population of 250,898 according to the census (2011). In the past, the Baitadi district had 56 village development councils (VDCs) and two municipalities. By federal policy, there are currently 10 local units (with their own local Governance, but not as sovereign); four municipalities (Dashrath Chand, Patan, Melauli and Purchudi) and six rural municipalities (Surnaya, Sigas, Shivnath, Pancheshwar, Dogada-Kedar and Dilasaini). Baitadi falls into the farthest western region of Nepal; it touches Jhulaghat, India, Nepal's neighboring country, on its border. It is very rich in culture and tradition particularly Jagar tradition. Several revered and powerful deities and gods are present here, some of them are-
- Tripurasundari
- Niglasaini
- Devtaal
- Nagarjun (also called Daneshwar)
- Jagannath
- Ganmeshwar (also called Gadwaling)