Dasharathchanda
Background
Dasharatchand municipality was established in 1997 at the time, when the government of Nepal established a total of 22 Municipalities. Six VDCs were merged while establishing this municipality. Those VDCs were: Dashrathchanda, Khalanga, Tripurasundari, Thalegada, Jogannath and Barakot. According to the 2011 Nepal census its total population was 17,427 and total area was 55.01 square kilometres (21.24 sq mi). It was divided into 13 wards.
In March 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured all the local level bodies of Nepal into 753 new local level structures. The previous Gurukhola, Dehimandau, Durga Bhabani, portion of Durgasthan, Gwallek and Nagarjun VDCs merged to the former Dashrathchanda Municipality and rearranged it into 11 wards. Now total population of the Dashrathchanda Municipality is 34,575 individuals and total area is 135.15 square kilometres (52.18 sq mi).
Media
To promote local culture, Dasharathchanda has two FM radio stations – Saugat F.M. (103.6 MHz) and Radio Sunsher (106.6 MHz). There is also Radio Nwedeu, a community radio station.
Transportation
Mahakali Highway links Dasharathchand to Dhangadhi in the South and Api Municipality in the North.
Climate
| Climate data for Dasharathchand, elevation 1,635 m (5,364 ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
17.1 (62.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.3 (1.63) |
57.1 (2.25) |
56.5 (2.22) |
55.1 (2.17) |
128.2 (5.05) |
198.4 (7.81) |
307.9 (12.12) |
260.8 (10.27) |
161.1 (6.34) |
46.3 (1.82) |
7.8 (0.31) |
27.4 (1.08) |
1,347.9 (53.07) |
| Source: FAOJICA | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Population Monograph of Nepal Vol-3" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Official website of Dashrathchanda Municipality". Dashrathchanda Municipality. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011 (National Report)" (PDF). Central bureau of statistics. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Nepal Country Study Guide – Strategic Information and Developments. IBP USA. 2012. pp. 197–200.
- ^ "World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM)". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "ネパール国 全国貯水式水力発電所マスタープラン調査 ファイナルレポート" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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