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Municipality
Amargadi
Municipality

Dadeldhura district in Mahakali zone is one of the seventy-five
districts of Nepal. It is surrounded by Doti and Kailali in the east,
Baitadi in the north, Kanchanpur in the south and India in the west.
Village The headquarters of this district is Dadeldhura. It has an area of
Development 1,538 km² and a population of 142094 (2011).
Committees
The district has a mountainous landscape. It is the main door for the
Ajayameru
hilly districts of the Far Western part of Nepal. Nagi Malla of Doti
Alital
kingdom was the last royal to rule here before the unification of the
Ashigram nation.
Bagarkot
The spoken language is Dotyal, a variety of Nepali language and the
Belapur
majority of inhabitants are Hindu. The district is entirely rural, and
Bhadrapur
has yet to be modernized. This district is quite different from other
Bhageswor
districts of Nepal due to its own geography, population, culture,
Chipur natural flora and fauna, etc.
Dewal Dibyapur
Dadeldhura has one municipality named Amargadi Municipality and
Ganeshpur
twenty Village Development Committees. It is a hilly region and
Gankhet
entirely surrounded by mountains. So, it looks very beautiful. The
Jogbuda
interesting thing about Dadeldhura district is Amargadhi Fort (Killa)
Kail palmandau which is named after Amar Singh Thapa, a brave veteran. There are
Koteli various types of fairs, melas or Jatras. They are to be named as
Manilek Ugratara Mela, Ghatal Jatra, Bhageswor Jatra, Badal Jatra and many
Mashtamandau local fairs basically celebrated during or after Dashain and Tihar.
Moreover, it contains local routes to Mt Kailash in Tibet and Rara
Nawadurga
Lake in Mugu district. Deuda is a favourite dance in this district and
Rupal
Gaura Parwa is devotedly celebrated as Dashain and Tihar.
Samaijee

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