Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Nagarpalika दिक्तेल रूपाकोट मझुवागढी | |
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Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality | |
Coordinates: 27°12′50″N86°47′52″E / 27.21389°N 86.79778°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Province | Province No. 1 |
District | Khotang District |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tirtharaj Bhattrai ( (NC)) |
• Deputy Mayor | Bishan Rai (Maiost) |
Area | |
• Total | 246.51 km2 (95.18 sq mi) |
• Rank | 8th (Province No. 1) |
Highest elevation | 2,250 m (7,380 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 46,903 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Website | official website |
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]
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 ]
Man Maya Airport lies in Old-Diktel offering flights to Kathmandu. [5]
To promote local culture, Diktel has two community radio stations: Halesi FM (102.4 MHz) and Rupakot Radio (105.0 MHz).
Climate data for Diktek (Dwarpa), elevation 1,829 m (6,001 ft), (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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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