Myagdi District (Nepali: म्याग्दी जिल्ला Listen), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Beni as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,297 km (887 sq mi), had a population of 114,447 in 2001 and 113,641 in 2011. Magars people (especially Kham Magar) dominant the largest population in Maydi district.

Geography and climate

This district can experience 7 types of climates

Climate Zone i	Elevation Range	% of Area
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	0.1%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	17.5%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	28.0%
Subalpine	3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft.	21.1%
Alpine	4,000 to 5,000 meters 13,100 to 16,400 ft.	17.8%
Nival	above 5,000 meters	13.9%
Trans-Himalayan	3,000 to 6,400 meters 9,800 to 21,000 ft.	1.6%

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Myagdi District had a population of 113,641.

As their first language, 94.4% spoke Nepali, 2.2% Magar, 1.0% Kham, 0.9% Chhantyal, 0.6% Newari, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Sanskrit, 0.1% Sign language, 0.1% Thakali and 0.2% other languages.

Ethnicity/caste: 39.6% were Magar, 17.0% Chhetri, 15.4% Kami, 8.0% Hill Brahmin, 5.8% Damai/Dholi, 3.5% Chhantyal, 3.4% Sarki, 2.0% Thakuri, 1.3% Newar, 1.0% Gurung, 0.9% Thakali, 0.5% Kisan, 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Rai and 0.3% others.

Religion: 87.2% were Hindu, 10.3% Buddhist, 1.3% Christian, 0.8% Prakriti, 0.2% Muslim and 0.2% others.

Literacy: 71.5% could read and write, 2.3% could only read and 26.1% could neither read nor write.

Historical population

Census year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1981	96,904	—
1991	100,552	+0.37%
2001	114,447	+1.30%
2011	113,641	−0.07%
2021	107,372	−0.57%
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Source: Citypopulation

Administration

The district consists of 6 Municipalities, out of which one is an urban municipality and five are rural municipalities. These are as follows:

• Beni Municipality
• Annapurna Rural Municipality
• Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality
• Mangala Rural Municipality
• Malika Rural Municipality
• Raghuganga Rural Municipality

Former Village Development Committees

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Myagdi District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees:

Notable people

• Min Bahadur Sherchan, who was the oldest man to summit Mount Everest for about 5 years, was born in Myagdi district of Nepal was born here.
• Nirmal Purja MBE, a mountaineer and former Gurkha and Special Boat Service (SBS) soldier.
• Mahabir Pun, Man who provided internet to remote villages and Leader Of National Innovation Center.

Infrastructures

• Tatopani Hydropower Station (2 MW)

See also

• Zones of Nepal