Rasuwa District

Rasuwa District
रसुवा जिल्ला
Clockwise from top: Kyanjing Gompa village, Stupa near Langtang village on a popular trek route, Panorama of Gosaikunda lake, Dhunche— the headquarter of Rasuwa district
Location of district in province
Location of district in province
Country Nepal
ProvinceBagmati Province
Established1962
Admin HQ.Dhunche
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Rasuwa
 • Chief District OfficerNaba Raj Jaisi
Area
 • Total1,544 km2 (596 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total43,300
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Main Language(s)Nepali, Tamang

Rasuwa District (Nepali: रसुवा जिल्ला is one of 13 districts of Bagmati Province and one of seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhunche as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,544 km2 (596 sq mi) and has a population (2011) of 43,300. Its District Post Office (DPO) has a Rasuwa DPO code of 45000. There are five post offices in the district. As per census 2011 total households in Rasuwa district were 9,778. It is the smallest district by area, among 16 districts in the Himalaya region of Nepal.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Rasuwa". nepalmap.org. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ^ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

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