Amargadhi अमरगढी | |
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Coordinates: 29°18′00″N80°34′47″E / 29.30000°N 80.57972°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
District | Dadeldhura District |
Incorporated | January 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 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]
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]
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 data for Amargadhi (Dadeldhura District, (elevation 1,879 m (6,165 ft), 1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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) | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 9.2 | 13.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 11.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 97.4 |
Source: World Meteorological Organization [3] |
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