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'{{short description|District in Karnali province, Nepal}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | type = [[Districts of Nepal|District]] | name = Jajarkot | native_name = जाजरकोट | nickname = | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | motto = | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_map = Jajarkot Karnali locator.png | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Jajarkot District (dark yellow) in Karnali | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{NPL}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Nepal|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = | parts_type = [[Local self-government in Nepal|Municipality]] | parts_style = coll | p1 = | p2 = | established_title = Established | established_date = 2016 | seat_type = Admin HQ. | seat = [[Khalanga, Jajarkot|Khalanga]] | leader_title = Head | leader_name = | leader_party = | leader_title1 = Deputy-Head | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|Parliamentary constituencies]] | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = [[Provincial Assembly (Nepal)|Provincial constituencies]] | leader_name3 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = [[District Coordination Committee|Coordination committee]] | governing_body = [[District Coordination Committee|DCC]], Jajarkot | area_magnitude = 1_E+10 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 2230 | area_note = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 171304 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | population_rank = | blank_name_sec1 = [[Languages of Nepal|Main Language(s)]] | blank_info_sec1 = | blank_name_sec2 = [[Roads in Nepal|Major highways]] | blank_info_sec2 = | timezone1 = [[Nepal Time|NPT]] | utc_offset1 = +05:45 | postal_code_type = Postal Codes | postal_code = | area_code_type = Telephone Code | area_code = | website ={{URL|http://ddcjajarkot.gov.np/}} | footnotes = }} '''Jajarkot District''' ({{lang-ne|जाजरकोट जिल्ला}}{{Audio|Jajarkot.ogg|Listen}}) a part of [[Karnali Province]], is one of the seventy-seven [[districts of Nepal]]. The district, with [[Khalanga, Jajarkot|Khalanga]] as its district headquarters, covers an area of {{cvt|2,230|km2}}<ref>{{cite web|title=District Development Committee, Jajarkot|url=http://www.ddcjajarkot.gov.np/en/pages.php?pag_ID=1&pae_ID=1}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and has a population of 171,304 in [[2011 Nepal census]].<ref name="National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)">{{cite news|title=National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report) |url=http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf |agency=Government of Nepal |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]] |date=November 2012 |ref=Central Bureau of Statistics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418041642/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf |archive-date=18 April 2013 }}</ref> ==Introduction== Jajarkot is one of the districts of [[Karnali Province]] in Nepal. [[Khalanga, Jajarkot|Khalanga]] is its headquarters. It has 3 [[List of cities in Nepal|municipalities]] and 4 [[Gaunpalika|rural municipalities]].<ref>{{cite web|title=District Development Committee, Jajarkot|url=http://www.ddcjajarkot.gov.np/en/pages.php?pag_ID=1&pae_ID=1}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==Geography and Climate== {| class="wikitable" |- ! [[Geography of Nepal#Climate|Climate Zone]]<ref> {{Citation | title = The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system | series = . Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110. | year = 2005 | url = http://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/20497354/de2_001.pdf | isbn = 87-7903-210-9 | access-date = 22 November 2013}} </ref> ! Elevation Range ! % of Area |- | Upper [[Tropical climate|Tropical]] | 300 to 1,000 meters<br>1,000 to 3,300&nbsp;ft. | &nbsp;5.9% |- | [[Subtropics|Subtropical]] | 1,000 to 2,000 meters<br>3,300 to 6,600&nbsp;ft. | 37.3% |- | [[Temperate climate|Temperate]] | 2,000 to 3,000 meters<br>6,400 to 9,800&nbsp;ft. | 34.6% |- | [[Montane ecology#Subalpine zone|Subalpine]] | 3,000 to 4,000 meters<br>9,800 to 13,100&nbsp;ft. | 16.9% |- | [[Montane ecology#Alpine grasslands and tundra|Alpine]] | 4,000 to 5,000 meters<br>13,100 to 16,400&nbsp;ft. | &nbsp;2.3% |- | [[Snow line|Nival]] | above 5,000 meters | &nbsp;3.0% |} {{clear}} ==Demographics== At the time of the [[2011 Nepal census]], Jajarkot District had a population of 171,304. Of these, 99.2% spoke [[Nepali language|Nepali]] as their first language.<ref>[https://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/upLoads/2018/12/Volume05Part02.pdf 2011 Nepal Census, Social Characteristics Tables]</ref> {{Historical populations |title = |align = left |clear = |direction = |percentages = pagr |state = |type = |shading = off |width = |subbox = |pop_name = |year_name = Census year |percent_name = |footnote = |source = Citypopulation<ref>{{cite web |title=NEPAL: Administrative Division |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/en/nepal/admin/ |website=www.citypopulation.de |language=en}}</ref> |graph-pos = bottom |graph-width = |graph-height = |percol = |cols = |perrow = |rows = |1981 |99,312 |1991 |113,958 |2001 |134,868 |2011 |171,304 |2021 |189,365 }} {{clear}} ==Divisions== ===Municipalities=== {| class="wikitable" ! Name !! Nepali !! Population (2011) !! Area (km²) !! Density |- | [[Bheri, Jajarkot|Bheri]] || भेरी || 33,515 || 219.77 || 153 |- | [[Chhedagad]] || छेडागाड || 35,295 || 284.20 || 124 |- | [[Tribeni Nalgad]] || त्रिवेणी नलगाड || 25,597 || 387.44|| 66 |} ===Rural municipalities=== {| class="wikitable" ! Name !! Nepali !! Population (2011) !! Area (km²) !! Density |- | [[Junichande]] || जुनीचाँदे || 21,733 || 346.21 || 63 |- | [[Kushe]] || कुशे || 20,621 || 273.97 || 75 |- | [[Barekot]] || बारेकोट || 18,083 || 577.5 || 31 |- | [[Shivalaya Gaunpalika|Shivalaya]] || शिवालय || 15,269 || 134.26 || 114 |} ==Former towns and villages== [[Image:NepalJajarkotDistrictmap.png|thumb|right|300px|Map of the VDCs in Jajarkot District]] {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * [[Archhani]] * [[Bhagawati Tol]] * [[Bheri Municipality|Bheri]] * [[Bhur]] * [[Daha, Bheri|Daha]] * [[Dandagaun, Jajarkot|Dandagaun]] * [[Dasera]] * [[Dhime]] * [[Garkhakot]] * [[Jagatipur]] * [[Jhapra]] * [[Junga Thapachaur]] * [[Karkigaun]] * [[Khagenkot]] * [[Khalanga, Jajarkot|Khalanga]] * [[Kortrang]] * [[Lahai]] * [[Majhkot]] * [[Nayakwada]] * [[Paink]] * [[Pajaru]] * [[Punama]] * [[Ragda, Nepal|Ragda]] * [[Ramidanda]] * [[Rokayagaun]] * [[Sakala, Nepal|Sakala]] * [[Salma, Nepal|Salma]] * [[Sima, Nepal|Sima]] * [[Suwanauli]] * [[Talegaun]] * [[Thala Raikar]] {{div col end}} <ref>{{cite web | url=https://nepalmonitor.org/reports/view/26284 | title=Biplav-led CPN cadres attack NCP leaders in Jajarkot }}</ref>==Notable people== *[[Ratna Prashad Sharma Neupane]] Social worker and Leader of [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)]] , [[ member of Legislature Parliament 1999]] *[[Shakti Bahadur Basnet]] Leader of [[Nepal Communist Party]] * [[Rajeev Bikram Shah]] Leader of [[Nepali Congress]] * [[Dambar Bahadur Singh]] Central committee member and Leader of [[Nepal Communist Party CPN UML]] ==See also== * [[List of Monuments in Jajarkot, Nepal|List of Monuments in Jajarkot District]] * [[Zones of Nepal]] (Former) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{statoids|id=ynp|title=Districts of Nepal}} *[http://www.un.org.np/maps/district-maps/mid-western/Jajarkot.pdf UN map of the municipalities of Jajarkot District] {{Jajarkot District}} {{Districts of Nepal}} {{coord|28.7|N|82.2333|E|source:kolossus-ptwiki|display=title}} [[Category:Jajarkot District| ]] [[Category:Districts of Nepal established in 1962]] [[Category:Districts of Karnali Province]] {{Jajarkot-geo-stub}}'