Amargadhi is a municipality and the district headquarters of Dadeldhura District in Sudurpashchim Province in 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 | |
|---|---|
 Statue of Amar Singh Thapa at Amaragadhi Fort | |
  Amargadhi Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 29°18′00″N 80°34′47″E / 29.30000°N 80.57972°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Sudurpashchim |
| District | Dadeldhura |
| 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
editMahakali 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
editTo promote the 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 (Dadeldhura District), elevation 1,879 m (6,165 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
7.9 (46.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 50.4 (1.98) |
65.4 (2.57) |
48.3 (1.90) |
46.2 (1.82) |
81.2 (3.20) |
183.1 (7.21) |
323.9 (12.75) |
309.8 (12.20) |
183.2 (7.21) |
31.7 (1.25) |
8.1 (0.32) |
13.5 (0.53) |
1,344.8 (52.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 9.2 | 13.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 11.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 97.4 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Existing Highway and Proposed Extension". Department of Roads Nepal. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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