Amargadhi

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Amargadhi
अमरगढी
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Amar Singh Thapa's statue at Amaragadhi Fort
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Amargadhi
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°18′00″N80°34′47″E / 29.30000°N 80.57972°E / 29.30000; 80.57972
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Province Sudurpashchim Province
District Dadeldhura District
IncorporatedJanuary 24, 1997[ citation needed ]
Government
   Mayor Dilli Prasad Joshi
   Deputy Mayor Parbati Jhukal
Elevation
1,848 m (6,063 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total21,245
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Postal code
10300
Area code 096
Website

Amargadhi is a municipality and the district headquarter of Dadeldhura District in Sudurpashchim Province of 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]

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Transportation

Mahakali 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

To Promote 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

Climate data for Amargadhi (Dadeldhura District, (elevation 1,879 m (6,165 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °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)
Average low °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 (≥ 0.1 mm)4.14.64.76.09.213.020.020.511.21.91.01.297.4
Source: World Meteorological Organization [3]

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