Jumla District

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Jumla District जुम्ला जिल्ला
District
Aerial view of Sinja Valley
Nickname:  Jumlanepal
Location of Jumla District (dark yellow) in Karnali Province of Nepal.
Coordinates: 29°16′31″N 82°11′00″E / 29.275278°N 82.183333°E / 29.275278; 82.183333
Country	Nepal
Province	Karnali Province
Admin HQ.	Jumla
Municipality	List Urban Chandannath Rural Kankasundari Sinja Hima Tila Guthichaur Tatopani Patarasi
Government [1]
• Type	Coordination committee
• Body	DCC, Jumla
• Parliamentary constituencies	1 seats List Jumla 1
• Provincial constituencies	2 seats List Jumla 1(A) Jumla 1(B)
Area
• Total	2,531 km2 (977 sq mi)
Highest elevation	4,679 m (15,351 ft)
Lowest elevation	915 m (3,002 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	108,921
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Chetri, Bahun, Thakuri
• Female ♀	50%
Human Development Index
• Literacy	55%
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (NPT)
Postal Codes	21200, 21202, 21204, 21205..., 21209
Telephone Code	087
Main Language(s)	Nepali
Major highways	Karnali
Website	daojumla.moha.gov.np ddcjumla.gov.np

Jumla District (Nepali: जुम्ला जिल्लाListen^ⓘ), is one of the ten districts of the Karnali province of Nepal. This district has Jumla as its headquarters, an area of 2,531 square kilometres (977 sq mi); it had populations of 89,427 and 108,921, respectively, in the national censuses of 2001 and 2011.^[3] Its territory lies between longitudes 81⁰ 28' and 82⁰ 18' East, and between latitudes 28⁰ 58' and 29⁰ 30' North.^[4]

The Nepali language (then known as Khas language) originated in the Sinja Valley. Sinja was the capital of Khas Kingdom, and the dialect called "Khas Bhasa" is still spoken among that region's people.^[5]