Myagdi District (Nepali: म्याग्दी जिल्ला ), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Beni as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,297 km2 (887 sq mi), had a population of 114,447 in 2001 and 113,641 in 2011. Magars people (especially Kham Magar) dominant the largest population in Maydi district. [1]
This district can experience 7 types of climates
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Myagdi District had a population of 113,641.
As their first language, 94.4% spoke Nepali, 2.2% Magar, 1.0% Kham, 0.9% Chhantyal, 0.6% Newari, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Sanskrit, 0.1% Sign language, 0.1% Thakali and 0.2% other languages.[4]
Ethnicity/caste: 39.6% were Magar, 17.0% Chhetri, 15.4% Kami, 8.0% Hill Brahmin, 5.8% Damai/Dholi, 3.5% Chhantyal, 3.4% Sarki, 2.0% Thakuri, 1.3% Newar, 1.0% Gurung, 0.9% Thakali, 0.5% Kisan, 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Rai and 0.3% others.[5]
Religion: 87.2% were Hindu, 10.3% Buddhist, 1.3% Christian, 0.8% Prakriti, 0.2% Muslim and 0.2% others.[6]
Literacy: 71.5% could read and write, 2.3% could only read and 26.1% could neither read nor write.[7]
The district consists of 6 Municipalities, out of which one is an urban municipality and five are rural municipalities. These are as follows:[9]
Prior to the restructuring of the district, Myagdi District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees:
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