Rupakot Majhuwagadhi
Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi is a Municipality in Khotang District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. The municipality was established in May 2014 merging some the previous Village Development Committees (VDCs) of Bamrang, Laphyang and Kahalle as Diktel Municipality.
Diktel was renamed to Rupakot Majhuwagadhi on 10 March 2017 after merging some more VDCs. The municipality is divided into 15 wards. It is on 700 m to 2250 m of elevation from sea level. The area of the municipality is 246.51 km. There are 10,050 households with population of 46,903. By 2020, the name commonly used name Diktel was re-added to the municipality's official name.
Transportation
Man Maya Airport lies in Old-Diktel offering flights to Kathmandu.
Media
To promote local culture, Diktel has two community radio stations: Halesi FM (102.4 MHz) and Rupakot Radio (105.0 MHz).
Climate
| Climate data for Diktek (Dwarpa), elevation 1,829 m (6,001 ft), (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.4 (68.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
15.0 (59.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.0 (0.43) |
6.0 (0.24) |
47.0 (1.85) |
60.0 (2.36) |
144.0 (5.67) |
309.0 (12.17) |
365.0 (14.37) |
330.0 (12.99) |
213.0 (8.39) |
103.0 (4.06) |
9.0 (0.35) |
5.0 (0.20) |
1,602 (63.08) |
| Source: FAO | |||||||||||||