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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[citation needed] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 21,245 people living in 4,778 individual households.[1]
Amargadhi अमरगढी | |
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Amargadhi Location in Nepal | |
Coordinates: 29°18′00″N 80°34′47″E / 29.30000°N 80.57972°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
District | Dadeldhura District |
Incorporated | January 24, 1997[citation needed] |
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 | [1] |
Transportation Edit
Mahakali Highway links Amargadhi to the Terai region of Nepal as well as Api Municipality in the Lesser Himalayas. Seti Highway branches off Mahakali Highway at Amargadhi towards Dipayal Silgadhi.[2]
Media Edit
To Promote local culture Amargadhi has three community radio stations, Radio Amargadhi – 97.4 MHz, Radio Sudur Awaz – 95 MHz, and Radio Aafno – 104.8 MHz.[citation needed]
Climate Edit
Climate data for Amargadhi (1848 m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.4 (66.9) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.3 (73.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 21.0 (69.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.0 (57.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 21.3 (70.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 19.4 (66.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 13.2 (55.8) | 10.5 (50.9) | 16.1 (61.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 5.1 (41.2) | 8.6 (47.5) | 12.3 (54.1) | 14.5 (58.1) | 16.6 (61.9) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 15.5 (59.9) | 11.7 (53.1) | 8.0 (46.4) | 5.3 (41.5) | 11.3 (52.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42.8 (1.69) | 62.5 (2.46) | 56.8 (2.24) | 55.1 (2.17) | 92.2 (3.63) | 171.6 (6.76) | 329.2 (12.96) | 315.9 (12.44) | 196.0 (7.72) | 44.3 (1.74) | 9.4 (0.37) | 23.0 (0.91) | 1,398.8 (55.09) |
Source: http://www.dhm.gov.np/uploads/climatic/880251189NORMAL%20FILE.pdf |
Twin towns – sister cities Edit
References Edit
External links Edit
- UN map of the municipalities of Dadeldhura District