Jumla District
Jumla District
जुम्ला जिल्ला | |
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Aerial view of Sinja Valley | |
| Nickname: Jumlanepal | |
Location of Jumla District (dark yellow) in Karnali Province of Nepal. | |
| Coordinates: 29°16′31″N 82°11′00″E / 29.275278°N 82.183333°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Karnali Province |
| Admin HQ. | Jumla |
| Municipality | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Coordination committee |
| • Body | DCC, Jumla |
| • Parliamentary constituencies | 1 seats List |
| • Provincial constituencies | 2 seats List
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| Area | |
• Total | 2,531 km2 (977 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 4,679 m (15,351 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 915 m (3,002 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 118,349 |
| • Density | 46.76/km2 (121.1/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | Chetri, Bahun, Thakuri |
| • Female ♀ | 50% |
| Human Development Index | |
| • Literacy | 70.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Postal Codes | 21200, 21202, 21204, 21205..., 21209 |
| Telephone Code | 087 |
| Official language(s) | Jumli Khas • Nepali |
| Major highways | Karnali |
| Website | daojumla.moha.gov.np ddcjumla.gov.np |
Jumla District (Nepali: जुम्ला जिल्लाⓘ), is one of the ten districts of the Karnali province and one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. This district has Jumla in the municipality of Chandannath as its headquarters, an area of 2,531 square kilometres (977 mi2). In 2021 the district had 118,349 inhabitants. Its territory lies between longitudes 81⁰ 28' and 82⁰ 18' East, and between latitudes 28⁰ 58' and 29⁰ 30' North.
The Nepali language (then known as Khas language) originated in the Sinja Valley. Sinja was the capital of Khas Kingdom, and the dialect called "Khas Bhasa" is still spoken among that region's people.