Tanahun District

Tanahun तनहुँ
District
Location of Tanahun
Country	Nepal
Region	Western (Pashchimanchal)
Zone	Gandaki
Established	1872
Headquarters	Damauli
Area
• Total	1,546 km^2 (597 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,23,288
• Density	210/km^2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	NPT (UTC+5:45)
Website	http://ddctanahu.gov.np

Tanahun District (Nepali: तनहुँ जिल्ला Listen ), a part of Province No. 4, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Damauli as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,546 km² and has a population (2011) of 323,288. Previously the town of Bandipur was its district headquarter. This district lies in the middlemost of country Nepal. The postal code of Tanahun is 33900. Maharisi Veda Vyash (महर्षी वेदव्यास), author of the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, was born in Damauli Tanahun at the meeting point of river Seti and Madi. The headquarter of tanahun is named as Vyas Municipality after his name. Vyash gufa (where sage vyash used to meditate) is located near confluence of two rivers seti and madi in Damauli.

Coordinates and location type

• Latitude: 27.91667
• Longitude:84.25
• Latitude (DMS):27° 55' 0 N
• Longitude (DMS):84° 15' 0 E

Geography and climate

Climate Zone[1]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Lower Tropical	below 300 meters (1,000 ft)	2.3%
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	88.0%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	8.8%

Major religious spots प्रमुख धार्मिक स्थलहरु

1. Vyash gufa, damauli

2. Pancha mandir, damauli

3. Thanithan, basantapur

4. Chabdi barahi, chabdi

5.Nirjala Mai, Turture

6.Akala Mai

7 Aadhi Mul

Municipalities and Village Development Committees (VDCs)

Map of the VDCs in Tanahu District

• Anbu Khaireni Municipality
• Arunodaya
• Baidi
• Bandipur Municipality
• Bhanu Municipality
• Bhanumati
• Bhimad
• Bhirkot
• Bhirlung
• Byas Municipality
• Chhang
• Chhimkeshwari
• Chhipchhipe
• Chok Chisapani
• Deurali
• Devghat
• Dharampani
• Gajarkot
• Ghansikuwa
• Jamune Bhanjyang
• Kabilas
• Kahu Shivapur
• Keshavtar
• Kihun
• Kota
• Kotdarbar
• Kyamin9 vyas marg damouli to pattal
• Majhakot
• Manpang
• Phirphire
• Purkot
• Raipur
• Ramjakot
• Ranipokhari
• Risti
• Rupakot
• Satiswara
• Shuklagandaki Municipality
• Sundhara
• Syamgha
• Tanahunsur
• Thaprek

Most Famous Festival

• Dashain
• Tihar
• Janaipurnima]]
• Holi
• Ekadashi

Map Of Tanahun

http://www.un.org.np/maps/district-maps/western/Tanahu.pdf

See also

• Western Region Campus
• Zones of Nepal
• Bhanubhakta Acharya
• Nara Nath Acharya

References

1. The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), . Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013 horizontal tab character in |series= at position 91 (help)

"Districts of Nepal". Statoids.

Coordinates: 27°55′N 84°15′E / 27.917°N 84.250°E