Dolakha District

Dolakha District दोलखा
District
Mount Chhobo Bamare
Location of district in Bagmati Province
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati Province
Admin HQ.	Charikot (Bhimeshwar and namdu
Government
• Type	Coordination committee
• Body	DCC, Dolakha
Area
• Total	2,191 km2 (846 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	186,557
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (NPT)
Postal Codes	1457
Main Language(s)	Dolkhali Nepal Bhasa
Website	www.ddcdolakha.gov.np

Dolakha, often known as Dolkha or Dholkha (Nepal Bhasa:दोलखा जिल्ला)Listen^ⓘ),a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Charikot as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,191 km² (846 sq mi) and had a population of 204,229 in 2001 and 186,557 in 2011.^[1] Dolkha postal code begins from 45500 and the main headquarters is in Dolkha. The administrative center of this district consists of 11 post offices. It is a district with a strong religious affiliation. It is popularly known amongst most Nepalese for the temple of Dolakha Bhimeshawor.

The name Dolkha arose from Newar Community. In the classical Nepal Bhasa language "Dol" or "Dwāl" means Thousand, and "Khā" means houses which means "The place that has a thousand houses".^{[citation needed]}. However most agree that it stands for "use and throw". In fact the motto of the people here is: "No bad deed goes unpunished"