Humla District (Nepali: हुम्ला जिल्ला), a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Simikot as its district headquarters, covers an area of 5,655 km2 (2,183 sq mi) and has population of 50,858 as per the census of 2011. Namkha is the largest rural municipal which lies in humla [1] Humla is the 2nd largest district (by area) of Nepal. The southern and middle parts of Humla District are inhabited by Khas communities, originating from Sinja valley, whereas the higher and northern parts of Humla are mostly inhabited by culturally Tibetan communities.
Wild yaks were once thought to be regionally extinct in Nepal, but was rediscovered in Humla in 2014.[3]
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Humla District had a population of 50,858. Of these, 89.8% spoke Nepali or Jumli khas and 7.5% Tamang as their first language.[4] The largest ethnic group is khas/chhetri make 74% of total district population, other khas tribes suce as Thakuri/Bahun/Sannyasi giri/Bishwakarma/Damai/ Badi make 19% of total dist population. and Tibetan tribes such as Tamang, Sherpa, Bhotiya, and Tibetan makes 7% of total dist population.
Although there is a district hospital as well as primary health care centers, these are not enough for providing health services. The small health centers in many VDCs are often without Auxiliary Health Workers (AHWs), Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) and Community Health Workers (CHWs). Many people still believe in Dhami and Jhakri and often resort to local practices before seeking allopathic treatment.
The Nepal Trust, which has been working in Humla since 1996,[7] was one of the first NGOs in the district to address development (especially healthcare) issues at the grass-roots level. PHASE Nepal is a non profit organization which coordinates with the District Health Office in Simikot to provide comprehensive primary health services to the communities of Maila and Melchham, two of the most isolated VDCs of the district; as well as the neighboring villages who also received these services.[8] The Trust was the only organization allowed to continue its development work throughout the district during the Maoist insurgency. The Torpa clinic was built by the trust almost 15 years ago to address the immediate need for health services. To date, the Trust has expanded services throughout the district including improvements made to the district hospital. Currently, Trust initiatives are related to ante/post natal care and infant mortality reduction programs. With its head office in Kathmandu, the Nepal Trust has its own satellite office and guest house in its Simikot office, which acts as a social enterprise (the first built in West Nepal) and along with healthcare works in education, renewable energy, heritage preservation, WASH, food security and agriculture, sustainable tourism development and income generation. Nepal Trust has been managing the Great Himalaya Trail Development Program since 2008.
Tourism
Simikot-headquarter of Humla
Humla lies in the far west of Nepal, on the border between Nepal and China, and is used as the starting point for trekking and mountaineering, accessible from Simikot Airport. The trekking route to Tibet also starts from Simikot.
The Nepal section of The Great Himalaya Trail ends in Humla at Hilsa at the border with Tibet. The Humla district is a historic part of the Tibetan Buddhist religious tradition, with several points of interest for the history, culture and values of a typical Buddhist life. It has eleven small villages of Tibetan origin. The Nyin Community and the Limi Valley are inhabited by Buddhist communities.[9]
Mt Kailash pilgrimage
In recent years, Humla has grown in significance as a preferred route for the pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet. The route through Humla has historically involved taking an ancient foot trail from Simikot to Hilsa, that goes along the mountain slopes on the left side of the Humla Karnali river. Both historically and in the present times, this route has been used by locals for trading at the nearby old trade mart of Taklakot in Tibet, and for undertaking the pilgrimage to the nearby holy sites of Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash in Tibet. This route involves a 4-5 day walk from Simikot to Hilsa, with overnight stops at a few villages on the way. One needs to cross the 4,530m high Nara La pass on this route. However, with the surge in the popularity of this route for the Kailash pilgrimage, travel companies offer helicopter flights to cover the distance from Simikot from Hilsa, which takes about 20 minutes. Furthermore, a motorable road is in the process of being built from Hilsa to Simikot. Nonetheless, if one wishes to fully experience the physically and spiritually elevating effects of a mountain pilgrimage, then the slower, physically more engaged way of walking this route is the better way of doing this pilgrimage. For an even greater immersive experience into the mountain cultures and ecology of this remote part of the Nepal Himalayas, one can take a detour at the confluence of the Humla Karnali and Salli Khola rivers, and thereby go to Hilsa via the Nyalu La pass and the Limi valley. On this second route, one can take another detour to visit the Lapcha La pass, very close to the border with China, from where, on a clear day, one can get majestic open views of Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash.[10]
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Humla redirects here For the island in Alesund Norway see Humla Norway For the island in Scotland see Humla Scotland This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Humla District Nepali ह म ल ज ल ल a part of Karnali Province is one of the seventy seven districts of Nepal The district with Simikot as its district headquarters covers an area of 5 655 km2 2 183 sq mi and has population of 50 858 as per the census of 2011 Namkha is the largest rural municipal which lies in humla 1 Humla is the 2nd largest district by area of Nepal The southern and middle parts of Humla District are inhabited by Khas communities originating from Sinja valley whereas the higher and northern parts of Humla are mostly inhabited by culturally Tibetan communities Humla DistrictDistrictSaatpokhari lake in HumlaNickname ह म ल Location of Humla District dark yellow in KarnaliCountry NepalProvinceKarnali ProvinceAdmin HQ SimikotArea Total5 655 km2 2 183 sq mi Rank2ndPopulation 2011 Total50 858 Density9 0 km2 23 sq mi Time zoneUTC 05 45 NPT Websitewww wbr ddchumla wbr gov wbr np Climate Zone 2 Elevation Range of AreaSubtropical 1 000 to 2 000 meters3 300 to 6 600 ft 2 3 Temperate 2 000 to 3 000 meters6 400 to 9 800 ft 8 9 Subalpine 3 000 to 4 000 meters9 800 to 13 100 ft 19 4 Alpine 4 000 to 5 000 meters13 100 to 16 400 ft 58 7 Nival above 5 000 meters 10 7 Contents 1 Nature 2 Demographics 3 Administration 3 1 Former Village Development Committees 4 Health care 5 Tourism 5 1 Trekking 5 2 Mt Kailash pilgrimage 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksNature EditWild yaks were once thought to be regionally extinct in Nepal but was rediscovered in Humla in 2014 3 Demographics EditAt the time of the 2011 Nepal census Humla District had a population of 50 858 Of these 89 8 spoke Nepali or Jumli khas and 7 5 Tamang as their first language 4 The largest ethnic group is khas chhetri make 74 of total district population other khas tribes suce as Thakuri Bahun Sannyasi giri Bishwakarma Damai Badi make 19 of total dist population and Tibetan tribes such as Tamang Sherpa Bhotiya and Tibetan makes 7 of total dist population Historical populationCensus yearPop p a 198120 303 199134 383 5 41 200140 595 1 67 201150 858 2 28 202155 496 0 88 Source Citypopulation 5 Administration EditThe district consists of 7 Municipalities all of which are rural municipalities These are as follows 6 Simkot Rural Municipality Namkha Rural Municipality Kharpunath Rural Municipality Sarkegad Rural Municipality Chankheli Rural Municipality Adanchuli Rural Municipality Tajakot Rural MunicipalityFormer Village Development Committees Edit Prior to the restructuring of the district Humla District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees Map of the VDC s in Humla District Baraigaun Bargaun Chhipra Dami Dandaphaya Gothi Hepka Jaur Kalika Kalkhe Kermi Khagalgaun Kharpunath Lali Lauthi Limi Madana Maila Melchham Mimi Muchu Raya Ripa Rodikot Sarkideu Saya Srinagar Srimastha Syada Thechaya Yanchu SimikotHealth care EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Central regional zonal hospitals 0 District hospitals 1 Primary healthcare centres 0 Health posts 10 Sub health posts 16 Number of doctors 6 Number of nurses 35Although there is a district hospital as well as primary health care centers these are not enough for providing health services The small health centers in many VDCs are often without Auxiliary Health Workers AHWs Auxiliary Nurse Midwives ANMs and Community Health Workers CHWs Many people still believe in Dhami and Jhakri and often resort to local practices before seeking allopathic treatment The Nepal Trust which has been working in Humla since 1996 7 was one of the first NGOs in the district to address development especially healthcare issues at the grass roots level PHASE Nepal is a non profit organization which coordinates with the District Health Office in Simikot to provide comprehensive primary health services to the communities of Maila and Melchham two of the most isolated VDCs of the district as well as the neighboring villages who also received these services 8 The Trust was the only organization allowed to continue its development work throughout the district during the Maoist insurgency The Torpa clinic was built by the trust almost 15 years ago to address the immediate need for health services To date the Trust has expanded services throughout the district including improvements made to the district hospital Currently Trust initiatives are related to ante post natal care and infant mortality reduction programs With its head office in Kathmandu the Nepal Trust has its own satellite office and guest house in its Simikot office which acts as a social enterprise the first built in West Nepal and along with healthcare works in education renewable energy heritage preservation WASH food security and agriculture sustainable tourism development and income generation Nepal Trust has been managing the Great Himalaya Trail Development Program since 2008 Tourism Edit Simikot headquarter of Humla Humla lies in the far west of Nepal on the border between Nepal and China and is used as the starting point for trekking and mountaineering accessible from Simikot Airport The trekking route to Tibet also starts from Simikot Trekking Edit The road descending from Nara La pass 4535 m Humla district Nepal to the border of Tibet at Hilsa on the bank of Karnali River The road is connected from Lake Manasarovar close by Mount Kailash in Tibet The Nepal section of The Great Himalaya Trail ends in Humla at Hilsa at the border with Tibet The Humla district is a historic part of the Tibetan Buddhist religious tradition with several points of interest for the history culture and values of a typical Buddhist life It has eleven small villages of Tibetan origin The Nyin Community and the Limi Valley are inhabited by Buddhist communities 9 Mt Kailash pilgrimage Edit In recent years Humla has grown in significance as a preferred route for the pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet The route through Humla has historically involved taking an ancient foot trail from Simikot to Hilsa that goes along the mountain slopes on the left side of the Humla Karnali river Both historically and in the present times this route has been used by locals for trading at the nearby old trade mart of Taklakot in Tibet and for undertaking the pilgrimage to the nearby holy sites of Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash in Tibet This route involves a 4 5 day walk from Simikot to Hilsa with overnight stops at a few villages on the way One needs to cross the 4 530m high Nara La pass on this route However with the surge in the popularity of this route for the Kailash pilgrimage travel companies offer helicopter flights to cover the distance from Simikot from Hilsa which takes about 20 minutes Furthermore a motorable road is in the process of being built from Hilsa to Simikot Nonetheless if one wishes to fully experience the physically and spiritually elevating effects of a mountain pilgrimage then the slower physically more engaged way of walking this route is the better way of doing this pilgrimage For an even greater immersive experience into the mountain cultures and ecology of this remote part of the Nepal Himalayas one can take a detour at the confluence of the Humla Karnali and Salli Khola rivers and thereby go to Hilsa via the Nyalu La pass and the Limi valley On this second route one can take another detour to visit the Lapcha La pass very close to the border with China from where on a clear day one can get majestic open views of Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash 10 See also EditKarnali Province Zones of NepalReferences Edit National Population and Housing Census 2011 National Report PDF Central Bureau of Statistics Government of Nepal November 2012 Archived from the original PDF on April 18 2013 Retrieved 3 April 2017 The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal a forestry agroecological biodiversity classification system PDF Forest amp Landscape Development and Environment Series 2 2005 and CFC TIS Document Series No 110 2005 ISBN 87 7903 210 9 retrieved Nov 22 2013 Extinct Wild Yak found in Nepal 2011 Nepal Census Social Characteristics Tables NEPAL Administrative Division www citypopulation de स थ न य तह in Nepali Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration Archived from the original on 31 August 2018 Retrieved 1 September 2018 Home nepaltrust org Humla Archived from the original on 2014 07 16 Retrieved 2014 08 13 http www thegreathimalayatrail org humla permanent dead link Bubriski Kevin Pandey Abhimanyu 2018 Kailash Yatra a Long Walk to Mt Kailash through Humla New Delhi Penguin Random House External links Edit Districts of Nepal Statoids Paudhur Countries of Asia Coordinates 29 58 N 81 50 E 29 967 N 81 833 E 29 967 81 833 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Humla District Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Humla District amp oldid 1135539300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
