Myagdi District


Myagdi District, a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Beni as its district headquarters, covers an area of, had a population of 114,447 in 2001 and 113,641 in 2011. Magar people especially Pun Magar or simply Pun are the largest population in Myagdi district.
In Myagdi district, there are many Pun villages, such as Doba, Narchyang, Gatpar, Paudwar, Pakhapani, Dana, Bega, Ghorepani, Chimkhola, Dagnam, Shikha, Baduk, Darmija, Kot Gau, Owlo, Bima, Histhan, Dachale gau, Khibang, Kuye Pani, Muna, Dang, Darwang, Ramche, Jhi/Jhin, Patlekhet, Begkhola, Mudi, Bhurung, BireThati, Tibilang, Nangi. Pun have many sub-clans but in this area Pun sub-clans are mostly and British Gurkha Sergeant Dipprasad Pun who received Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for an act of bravery, they are also from Myagdi.
The most popular tourist spots in Myagdi are: Poon Hill / Pun Hill, Ghorepani, Pun Hill / Poon Hill Trek, Karbakeli Footpath, Beni Bazaar, Maharani Than, Dhaulagiri Himal, Todke, Jagannath Temple, Galeshwor Dham, Malika Dhuri, Singa Tatopani Kunda, Kaligandaki River, Rupse Jharna.
Myagdi district is a mountainous region and to reach these places, the easiest and nearest route is from Pokhara city to Beni as its district headquarters.
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Geography and climate

This district can experience 7 types of climates
Climate Zone
i		Elevation Range% of Area
Upper Tropical300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.		0.1%
Subtropical1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.		17.5%
Temperate2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.		28.0%
Subalpine3,000 to 4,000 meters
9,800 to 13,100 ft.		21.1%
Alpine4,000 to 5,000 meters
13,100 to 16,400 ft.		17.8%
Nivalabove 5,000 meters13.9%
Trans-Himalayan3,000 to 6,400 meters
9,800 to 21,000 ft.		1.6%

Demographics

At the time of the 2021 [Nepal census], Myagdi District had a population of 107,033. 7.48% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 79.70% and a sex ratio of 1052 females per 1000 males. 32,697 lived in municipalities.
Khas people make up 53% of the population, of which Khas Dalits are 26% of the population. Hill Janjati are 44% of the population. Magars are the single largest ethnicity, making up 39% of the population.
At the time of the 2021 census, 92.70% of the population spoke Nepali, 3.72% Magar and 0.96% Chhantyal as their first language. In 2011, 94.4% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

Administration

The district consists of 6 Municipalities, out of which one is an urban municipality and five are rural municipalities. These are as follows:

Former Village Development Committees

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Myagdi District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees:
[Image:NepalMyagdiDistrictmap.png|thumb|right|300px|Map of the VDCs in Myagdi District]

Notable people

Infrastructures