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{{Short description|Village development committee in Lumbini Province, Nepal}}
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'''Jelbang''', also known as '''Jelbang, ''' is a name of Nepalese village in [[Rolpa District]] of the [[Lumbini Province]], and is situated at the Southern Part of the [[Jaljala Mountain]]. {{As of|2011|alt=At the time of the [[2011 Nepal census]]}} it had a population of 2896 people living in 510 individual households. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2018-10-05|title=|url=http://cbs.gov.np/image/data/Population/VDC-Municipality%20in%20detail/VDC_Municipality.pdf|access-date=2021-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005234846/http://cbs.gov.np/image/data/Population/VDC-Municipality%20in%20detail/VDC_Municipality.pdf|archive-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> The town is populated by [[Magars]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.com/22/2020/03/14/exploring-the-highlands-of-rustic-rolpa|title=Exploring the highlands of rustic Rolpa|website=kathmandupost.com|access-date=2021-07-22|archive-date=2021-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804191917/https://kathmandupost.com/22/2020/03/14/exploring-the-highlands-of-rustic-rolpa|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Jelbang ''' is a [[village development committee]] in [[Rolpa District]] in the [[Rapti Zone]] of Western [[Nepal]]. At the time of the [[2011 Nepal census]] it had a population of 2845 people living in 504 individual households.From where, 73 people were sacrificed their life in the Civil War(1996-2006).Now, Jelbang village is becoming a "Model Peace Village", and "Village of Martyrs". Jelbang village is situated at southern part of the Jaljala Mountain.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1|title=Nepal Census 2001|work=Nepal's Village Development Committees|publisher=[[Digital Himalaya]]|accessdate=12 December 2008 }}</ref>

== History ==

=== Nepalese Civil War ===
Jelbang was used by [[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)|Maoist rebels]] during the Nepalese Civil War as a military base where they trained recruits. In 2003, [[Kingdom of Nepal|government forces]] sent in helicopters which heavily bombed Jelbang, killing large amounts of people. At least 68 people from Jelbang died during the war, including 30 who died in the village itself. Almost all died at the hands of the police or military This was the highest amount of killings during the war, and are now known as the [[Jelbang Killings]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Thapa|first1=Deepak|last2=Ogura|first2=Kiyoko|last3=Pettigrew|first3=Judith|date=2009-11-07|title=The social fabric of the Jelbang killings, Nepal|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10624-009-9140-7|journal=Dialectical Anthropology|volume=33|issue=3–4|pages=461–478|doi=10.1007/s10624-009-9140-7|hdl=10344/3887 |s2cid=143853764 |issn=0304-4092|hdl-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Thapa|first=Deepak|title=The Making of the Maoist Insurgency|date=2012|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/nepal-in-transition/making-of-the-maoist-insurgency/C8FC5E6DC01556F9691A194677117F54|work=Nepal in Transition: From People's War to Fragile Peace|pages=37–57|editor-last=Malone|editor-first=David M.|place=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-107-00567-9|access-date=2021-06-18|editor2-last=Einsiedel|editor2-first=Sebastian von|editor3-last=Pradhan|editor3-first=Suman|archive-date=2021-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625035308/https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/nepal-in-transition/making-of-the-maoist-insurgency/C8FC5E6DC01556F9691A194677117F54|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Watt|first=Sue|date=2016-02-04|title=Trekking in Nepal: Guerrillas in our midst|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/nepal/articles/Trekking-in-Nepal-Guerrillas-in-our-midst/|access-date=2021-09-04|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=2021-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201034817/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/nepal/articles/Trekking-in-Nepal-Guerrillas-in-our-midst/|url-status=live}}</ref> In commemoration of the killings, Jailwang has been described as a "Model Peace Village" and a "Village of Martyrs". {{By whom|date=July 2021}}

=== Postwar Nepal ===
In 2020, an Article in [[Nagarik (daily)|Nagarik]] reported that a defunct [[Mining|Mine]] in Jelbang would be converted into a Museum. Local Authorities hope it may boost [[Tourism in Nepal|Tourism]] in Jelbang. <ref name=":0" />


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Latest revision as of 17:56, 24 September 2023

Jelbang
जेलबाङ
Jelbang
Village development committee
Jelbang is located in Lumbini Province
Jelbang
Jelbang
Location in Lumbini Province
Jelbang is located in Nepal
Jelbang
Jelbang
Jelbang (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°24′N 82°44′E / 28.40°N 82.74°E / 28.40; 82.74
Country   Nepal
ZoneLumbini Province
DistrictRolpa District
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
2,945
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Jelbang, also known as Jelbang, is a name of Nepalese village in Rolpa District of the Lumbini Province, and is situated at the Southern Part of the Jaljala Mountain. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 2896 people living in 510 individual households. [2] The town is populated by Magars.[3]

History

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Nepalese Civil War

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Jelbang was used by Maoist rebels during the Nepalese Civil War as a military base where they trained recruits. In 2003, government forces sent in helicopters which heavily bombed Jelbang, killing large amounts of people. At least 68 people from Jelbang died during the war, including 30 who died in the village itself. Almost all died at the hands of the police or military This was the highest amount of killings during the war, and are now known as the Jelbang Killings.[4][5][6] In commemoration of the killings, Jailwang has been described as a "Model Peace Village" and a "Village of Martyrs". [by whom?]

Postwar Nepal

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In 2020, an Article in Nagarik reported that a defunct Mine in Jelbang would be converted into a Museum. Local Authorities hope it may boost Tourism in Jelbang. [2]

References

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  1. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011(Village Development Committee/Municipality)" (PDF). Government of Nepal. National Planning Commission of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  2. ^ a b . 2018-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20181005234846/http://cbs.gov.np/image/data/Population/VDC-Municipality%20in%20detail/VDC_Municipality.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2021-06-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Exploring the highlands of rustic Rolpa". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  4. ^ Thapa, Deepak; Ogura, Kiyoko; Pettigrew, Judith (2009-11-07). "The social fabric of the Jelbang killings, Nepal". Dialectical Anthropology. 33 (3–4): 461–478. doi:10.1007/s10624-009-9140-7. hdl:10344/3887. ISSN 0304-4092. S2CID 143853764.
  5. ^ Thapa, Deepak (2012), Malone, David M.; Einsiedel, Sebastian von; Pradhan, Suman (eds.), "The Making of the Maoist Insurgency", Nepal in Transition: From People's War to Fragile Peace, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 37–57, ISBN 978-1-107-00567-9, archived from the original on 2021-06-25, retrieved 2021-06-18
  6. ^ Watt, Sue (2016-02-04). "Trekking in Nepal: Guerrillas in our midst". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-09-04.


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