Dailekh District

Dailekh District
दैलेख जिल्ला
View of fields in Guranshe
Location of Dailekh District (dark yellow) in Karnali
Coordinates: 28°50′15″N 81°42′28″E / 28.83750°N 81.70778°E / 28.83750; 81.70778
Country Nepal
ProvinceKarnali Province
Admin HQ.Dailekh (Narayan)
Municipality
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Dailekh
 • HeadMr. Prem Bahadur Thapa
 • Parliamentary constituencies2 seats
List
  • Dailekh 1
  • Dailekh 2
 • Provincial constituencies4 seats
List
  • Dailekh 1(A)
  • Dailekh 1(B)
  • Dailekh 2(A)
  • Dailekh 2 (B)
Area
 • Total
1,505 km2 (581 sq mi)
Highest elevation
4,168 m (13,675 ft)
Lowest elevation
544 m (1,785 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
260,855
 • Density173.3/km2 (448.9/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnic groupsChetri, Kami, Thakuri
 • Female 51%
Human Development Index
 • Literacy62%
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Postal Codes
21600, 21602, 21603, 21604, 21605, 21607..., 21610
Telephone Code089
Main Language(s)Nepali
Major highwaysMid-Hill (under cons.)
Websiteddcdailekh.gov.np

Dailekh District (Nepali: दैलेख जिल्ला pronounced [dʌi̯lekʰ] ) a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dailekh as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,502 km2 (580 sq mi) and had a population of 225,201 in 2001 and 261,770 in 2011.