Mugu District

Mugu District
मुगु
Location of Mugu District (dark yellow) in Karnali
Country Nepal
ProvinceKarnali Province
Admin HQ.Gamgadhi (today part of Chhayanath Rara Municipality)
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Mugu
Area
 • Total
3,535 km2 (1,365 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
55,286
 • Density15.64/km2 (40.51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Websiteddcmugu.gov.np

Mugu District (Nepali: मुगु जिल्ला Listen), a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Gamgadhi as its district headquarters, covers an area of 3,535 km2 (1,365 sq mi) and had a population (2011) of 55,286. Mugu is known for being both the most remote district in Nepal, as well as the least developed.