Dailekh District
Dailekh District
दैलेख जिल्ला | |
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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 | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Karnali Province |
| Admin HQ. | Dailekh (Narayan) |
| Municipality | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Coordination committee |
| • Body | DCC, Dailekh |
| • Head | Mr. Prem Bahadur Thapa |
| • Parliamentary constituencies | 2 seats List
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| • Provincial constituencies | 4 seats List
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| 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 |
| • Density | 173.3/km2 (448.9/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | Chetri, Kami, Thakuri |
| • Female ♀ | 51% |
| Human Development Index | |
| • Literacy | 62% |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Postal Codes | 21600, 21602, 21603, 21604, 21605, 21607..., 21610 |
| Telephone Code | 089 |
| Main Language(s) | Nepali |
| Major highways | Mid-Hill (under cons.) |
| Website | ddcdailekh.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.