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Syangja District
Coordinates: 280549N 834919E

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Syangja District (Nepali: Listen ), a part of Province No. 4, is one of the seventy-five
districts of Nepal. The district, with Syangja bazaar (a small town) as its district headquarters, covers an area Syangja
of 1,164 km and had a population of 289,148[1] It lies in the hilly region at an altitude ranging from about
300 meters along the banks of Kaligandaki river up to a couple of thousands meters above the sea level. It District
lies at about latitude 284'60 North and longitude 8352'0 East.

The district now has 5 municipalities Waling, Putalibazar, Chapakot, Bhirkot & Galyang and total of 6
village councils #BAJHAKOT,Arjun Chaupari, Biruwa, Fedikhola, Harinas & Kaligandaki[2]

Syangja in 1994 under the auspices of the South Asia Poverty Alleviation Program (SAPAP) of the UNDP,
received million of dollars of international investment and has become a model for national development.
Syangja's model has proved so successful that the Government of Nepal joined forces with the SAPAP to
extend the project to other districts and make it a model for national development. It has been initiated or
implemented in at least 200 Village Development Councils (VDC/s) of 45 districts of Nepal. Many
ethnicities of people lives in this districts ,major group consists of Brahmin, chetri,gurung,magar and others.
The District Headquarters Putalibazar

Contents
1 People and Places
2 Political Division
3 Road Connection
4 Hydroelectricity
5 Geography and Climate
6 Demographics
7 2015 Nepal earthquake Location of Syangja
8 References Country Nepal
9 External links
Region Western (Pashchimanchal)
Zone Gandaki
Headquarters
People and Places Putalibazar

Largest City = Waling

Many different ethnicity of people live in this district. The major groups consisting of Brahmin, kshetri,
Gurung, Magar and others. The people are famous for their unique identity. Brahmin and Chhetri (Kshetriya) Area
are renowned by their representation in the governmental jobs and Indian army respectively. Gurungs and Total 1,164 km2 (449 sq mi)
Magars are famous because of their involvement in British Army Gurkhas and Military of India. There is a Population (2011)
popular saying that "when you go to Syangja and hit randomly a house with a stone that house surely Total 289,148[1]
belongs to Section-Officer."
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)
The headquarters of Syanga district lies at Syangja bazaar. Some places of historical interest in this district Main Magar
are Satahun Chandi, Manakamana, Bhirkot durbar, Alamdevi, Gahraukalika,[3]Nuwakot durbar, language(s)
Chhangchhangdi, Ridi Ruru Kshetra on the banks of Kaligandaki river among others. Chhangchhangdi Website ddcsyangja.gov.np (http://ddcsyangj
(Chaya-kshetra) is mentioned in the Swasthani vrata-katha, considered to be a part of the Skanda Purana, as a.gov.np)
the place where the last organ of dead Satidevi fell when she was being carried by Lord Shiva. Among the
three municipalities, Putalibazar municipality lies in the eastern side whereas Waling municipality in the western Syangja, the newly formed Chapakot
municipality is on the East-South. Waling is a longitudinal valley along the banks of the beautiful Aandhikhola river. According to one popular folk legend,
Aandhikhola river is believed to be originated from the tears of Shrawan Kumar of the Ramayana . The largest valley in Syangja is Ramkosh.

Political Division
Syangja district has 11 local units among them 5 are municipalities (Nagarpalika) and 6 rural municipalities (guanpalika) recently with the formulation of new
constitution and provincial division of the country.

1. Galyang Municipality
2. Chapakot Municipality
3. Putalibazar Municipality
4. Bheerkot Municipality
5. Waling Municipality
6. Arjunchaupari Rural Municipality
7. Aandhikhola Rural Municipality
8. Kaligandaki Rural Municipality
9. Phedikhola Rural Municipality
10. Bajhakot Rural Municipality
11. Harinas Rural Municipality

Road Connection
Syangja was connected to Pokhara and Bhairahawa, two of the most prominent cities of Western Nepal, after the construction of the Siddhartha Highway. The
highway enters this district in the North from Kubhinde and leaves in the South to Ramdi of Palpa district.

Hydroelectricity
The Kaligandaki A Hydroelectric Power Station built on the Kali Gandaki River is the largest hydroelectric project in Nepal, with an installed capacity of 144
MW. Besides the Kaligandaki A,aadhikhola hydroelectric and some other, smaller, hydroelectric projects have been started in this district.
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Of all the districts in Nepal, Syangja is one of the few districts in the country that doesn't suffer from the problem of loadshedding, or scheduled electric outages
while the nation suffers hours of loadshedding each day. [4]

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[5] Elevation Range % of Area

300 to 1,000 meters

Upper Tropical 53.6%
1,000 to 3,300 ft.

1,000 to 2,000 meters

Subtropical 45.3%
3,300 to 6,600 ft.

Demographics

Religions in Syangja
Religion Percent
Hindus 86.07%
Muslims 0.58%
Buddhism 90.47%
Christianity 0.07%
Jain 0.01%
Distribution of religions
Includes Others (0.08%).

2015 Nepal earthquake

The district was affected by an earthquake on 25 April 2015. At least one house was destroyed.[6]

References
1. "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (https://web.archive.org/web/20130418000000/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/201
2/11/National%20Report.pdf) (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (http://cbs.gov.np/wp-
content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf) (PDF) on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
2. "Which local units are you in?" (http://setopati.com/raajneeti/64651/). Seto Pati. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
3. Bajhakot, Bajhakot. [Bajhakot "Best Village"] Check |url= value (help) (in Magat).
4. "Syangja village freed of load shedding" (http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Syangja+village+freed+of+load+shedding&NewsID=
321772). Retrieved 24 February 2012.
5. "The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system" (http://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/20497354/de2_001.pdf)
(PDF). Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110. 2005. ISBN 87-7903-210-9. Retrieved
22 November 2013.
6. "Tricity Nepalese collect funds, relief material" (http://web.archive.org/web/20150501054956/http://www.nyoooz.com/chandigarh/94274/tricity-nepalese-co
llect-funds-relief-material#). nyoooz. nyoooz. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original (http://www.nyoooz.com/chandigarh/94274/tricity-nepalese-collect-
funds-relief-material) on 15 May 2015.

External links
Nepal Population Report - 2011 (http://www.statoids.com/ynp.html)
A Digital Home for Syangja & Syangjali (http://www.merosyangja.com)

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