Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality

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Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Nagarpalika
दिक्तेल रूपाकोट मझुवागढी
Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality
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Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Nagarpalika (Diktel Bazar, Khotang)
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Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Nagarpalika
Location in Province No. 1
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Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Nagarpalika
Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Nagarpalika (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°12′50″N86°47′52″E / 27.21389°N 86.79778°E / 27.21389; 86.79778
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Province Province No. 1
District Khotang District
Government
   Mayor Tirtharaj Bhattrai ( (NC))
   Deputy Mayor Bishan Rai (Maiost)
Area
  Total246.51 km2 (95.18 sq mi)
  Rank8th (Province No. 1)
Highest elevation
2,250 m (7,380 ft)
Lowest elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total46,903
  Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
 
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website official website
Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Nagarpalika (Diktel Bazar, Khotang) Diktel Bazar, Khotang.png
Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Nagarpalika (Diktel Bazar, Khotang)

Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi is a Municipality in Khotang District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. The municipality was established in May 2014 merging some the previous Village Development Committees (VDCs) of Bamrang, Laphyang and Kahalle as Diktel Municipality. [1] [2]

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Diktel was renamed to Rupakot Majhuwagadhi on 10 March 2017 after merging some more VDCs. The municipality is divided into 15 wards. It is on 700 m to 2250 m of elevation from sea level. The area of the municipality is 246.51 km2. There are 10,050 households with population of 46,903. [3] [4] By 2020, the name commonly used name Diktel was re-added to the municipality's official name.[ citation needed ]

Transportation

Man Maya Airport lies in Old-Diktel offering flights to Kathmandu. [5]

Media

To promote local culture, Diktel has two community radio stations: Halesi FM (102.4 MHz) and Rupakot Radio (105.0 MHz).

Climate

Climate data for Diktek (Dwarpa), elevation 1,829 m (6,001 ft), (1961–1990)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)13.8
(56.8)
15.6
(60.1)
20.2
(68.4)
22.6
(72.7)
23.2
(73.8)
23.8
(74.8)
23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
22.7
(72.9)
21.7
(71.1)
18.7
(65.7)
15.5
(59.9)
20.4
(68.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)7.5
(45.5)
9.1
(48.4)
13.3
(55.9)
16.6
(61.9)
18.1
(64.6)
19.7
(67.5)
20.0
(68.0)
19.7
(67.5)
18.7
(65.7)
16.7
(62.1)
12.3
(54.1)
8.8
(47.8)
15.0
(59.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)1.3
(34.3)
2.9
(37.2)
6.4
(43.5)
10.6
(51.1)
13.1
(55.6)
15.6
(60.1)
16.3
(61.3)
15.8
(60.4)
14.8
(58.6)
11.6
(52.9)
5.9
(42.6)
2.2
(36.0)
9.7
(49.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)11.0
(0.43)
6.0
(0.24)
47.0
(1.85)
60.0
(2.36)
144.0
(5.67)
309.0
(12.17)
365.0
(14.37)
330.0
(12.99)
213.0
(8.39)
103.0
(4.06)
9.0
(0.35)
5.0
(0.20)
1,602
(63.08)
Source: FAO [6]

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