Amargadhi
Amargadhi is a municipality and the district headquarter of Dadeldhura District in Sudurpashchim Province of western Nepal. It was named after Gorkha General Amar Singh Thapa, who fought in the Gurkha War between 1814 and 1816 At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 21,245 people living in 4,778 individual households.
Amargadhi
अमरगढी | |
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Municipality | |
Amar Singh Thapa's statue at Amaragadhi Fort | |
Amargadhi Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 29°18′00″N 80°34′47″E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Sudurpashchim |
| District | Dadeldhura |
| Incorporated | January 24, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dilli Prasad Joshi |
| • Deputy Mayor | Parbati Jhukal |
| Elevation | 1,848 m (6,063 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 21,245 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Postal code | 10300 |
| Area code | 096 |
| Website | |
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