Baitadi District
Baitadi District (Nepali: बैतडी जिल्ला ⓘ), historical name “Bairath” (बैराथ), a part of Sudurpashchim Province, is one of the 77 districts of Nepal. It is a Hill district. Baitadi, with Dasharathchand as its headquarters, covers an area of 1,519 km2 (586 sq mi) and has a population of 250,898 according to the census (2011). The Baitadi district entails 56 village development councils (VDCs) and two municipality in the past. Now, by federal policy there are 10 local units; 4 Municipalities (Dashrath Chand, Patan, Melauli and Purchudi) and 6 Rural Municipalities ( Surnaya, Sigas, Shivnath, Pancheshwor, Dogada Kedar and Dilasaini). Baitadi falls into the farthest western regional district of Nepal touching Jhulaghat, India, Nepal's neighboring country, to its border.
Baitadi District
बैतडी | |
|---|---|
District | |
Location of Baitadi District | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
| Established | pre 1962 |
| Admin HQ. | Dasharathchand |
| Government | |
| • Type | Coordination committee |
| • Body | DCC, Baitadi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,519 km2 (586 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 250,898 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Telephone Code | 095 |
| Main Language(s) | Baitadeli |