Amargadhi

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Amargadhi
अमरगढी
Municipality
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Statue of Amar Singh Thapa 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
District Dadeldhura
IncorporatedJanuary 24, 1997[ citation needed ]
Government
 •  Mayor Dilli Prasad Joshi
 •  Deputy Mayor Parbati Jhukal
Elevation
1,848 m (6,063 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
21,245
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Postal code
10300
Area code 096
Website

Amargadhi is a municipality and the district headquarters of Dadeldhura District in Sudurpashchim Province in 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 the 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, extremes 1978–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)25.5
(77.9)		25.5
(77.9)		33.3
(91.9)		33.5
(92.3)		32.3
(90.1)		34.3
(93.7)		32.4
(90.3)		30.1
(86.2)		28.5
(83.3)		28.8
(83.8)		25.0
(77.0)		25.0
(77.0)		34.3
(93.7)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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)		11.3
(52.3)
Record low °C (°F)−5.0
(23.0)		−2.5
(27.5)		−1.0
(30.2)		3.0
(37.4)		6.8
(44.2)		7.8
(46.0)		8.0
(46.4)		10.8
(51.4)		10.6
(51.1)		1.4
(34.5)		3.0
(37.4)		−4.2
(24.4)		−5.0
(23.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)50.4
(1.98)		65.2
(2.57)		50.2
(1.98)		46.2
(1.82)		82.0
(3.23)		183.1
(7.21)		327.8
(12.91)		309.5
(12.19)		183.2
(7.21)		31.7
(1.25)		7.5
(0.30)		13.4
(0.53)		1,350.2
(53.16)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)4.14.64.76.09.213.020.020.511.21.91.01.297.4
Source 1: Department Of Hydrology and Meteorology [3]
Source 2: NOAA [4]

References

  1. ↑ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Existing Highway and Proposed Extension". Department of Roads Nepal. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Climate Files". Department Of Hydrology and Meteorology. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dadeldhura Climate Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.


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