Lamjung District

Lamjung District (लमजुङ जिल्ला ), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the 77 districts of Nepal. The district, with Besisahar as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,692 km2 and had a population of 167,724. Lamjung lies in the mid-hills of Nepal spanning tropical to trans-Himalayan geo-ecological belts, including the geographical midpoint of the country (i.e., Duipipal). It has mixed habitation of casts and ethnicities. It is host to probably the highest density of the Gurung ethnic population in the country.

Popular Media in Lamjung Includes Mero Lamjung, Radio Chautari, Aantaranga Saptahik, Radio Marsyangdi,Radio Lamjung etc.

Demographics


At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Lamjung District had a population of 167,724.

As first language, 58.6% spoke Nepali, 29.9% Gurung, 6.6% Tamang, 1.8% Newari, 1.0% Dura, 0.8% Magar, 0.3% Urdu, 0.2% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Kumhali, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Yolmo, 0.1% Rai and 0.2% other languages.

Ethnicity/caste: 31.4% were Gurung, 15.9% Chhetri, 12.8% Hill Brahmin, 8.7% Kami, 7.3% Tamang, 5.3% Sarki, 3.9% Damai/Dholi, 3.7% Newar, 2.3% Gharti/Bhujel, 2.2% Magar, 1.9% Dura, 1.0% Kumal, 0.9% Thakuri, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Musalman, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Gaine, 0.1% Ghale, 0.1% Khawas, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Tharu, 0.1% Yolmo and 0.3% others.

Religion: 64.0% were Hindu, 33.1% Buddhist, 1.8% Christian, 0.6% Muslim and 0.4% others.

Literacy: 70.8% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 26.6% could neither read nor write.

Rural municipalities and municipalities

 * Besisahar Municipality
 * Dordi Rural Municipality
 * Dudhpokhari Rural Municipality
 * Kwhlosothar Rural Municipality
 * Madhya Nepal Municipality
 * Marsyandi Rural Municipality
 * Rainas Municipality
 * Sundarbazar Municipality

2015 earthquake
The epicentre of an earthquake on 25 April 2015 was near Lamjung District that is Barpak of Gorkha district. Most of the major damage and casualties took place in nearby Kathmandu, Nepal's capital. The death toll was placed at over 8,800. However, only four deaths were reported in Lamjung District.

While Lamjung was the district with the 20th most deaths in Nepal, it was severely damaged. The villages of Bichaur, Ilampokhari, Dudhpokhari, Gauda, Kolki and Pyarjung were the most affected. Assistant Sub Inspector Bir Bahadur Thapa Magar identified the four deaths in Lamjung District as Lakshmi Gurung, 18, of Ilampokhari village; Nepti Tamang, 91, of Gaudu village; Sher Bahadur Tamang, 62, of Gaudu village; and three-and-a-half-month-old Sumit Bika of Gauda village. Twenty-five people were injured in Lamjung District. Local police estimate 2,094 houses were completely destroyed while another 2,129 houses were partially damaged.