Makwanpur District


Makwanpur District, in Bagmati Province, earlier a part of Narayani Zone, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The city of Hetauda serves as the district headquarters and also as the provincial headquarters. The district covers an area of and had a population of 392,604 in 2001 and 420,477 in 2011. The latest census of 2021 recorded the population of Makwanpur as 466,073.

History

During Rana regime, the district was named Chisapani District and the headquarter of the district was situated in Chisapani Gadhi, Bhimphedi. The district renamed as Makwanpur on the name of Makwanpurgadhi and the headquarter moved to Hetauda in 1982.

Geography and climate

Demographics

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Makwanpur District had a population of 466,073. 7.87% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 77.82% and a sex ratio of 993 females per 1000 males. 232,446 lived in municipalities.
Ethnicity wise: Hill Janjatis are the largest group, making up 61% of the population. Tamangs were the largest Hill Janjati group, making up 47% of the population. Khas people made up 30% of the population.
As their first language, 44.23% of the population spoke Tamang, 41.17% Nepali, 4.42% Chepang, 3.79% Nepal Bhasha, 1.75% Bhojpuri and 1.45% Magar as their first language. In 2011, 41.5% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

Administration

The district consists of 10 Municipalities, out of which one is a sub-metropolitan city, one is an urban municipality and eight are rural municipalities. These are as follows: