Panthar District (Nepali: पान्थर जिल्लाListenⓘ) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province in the eastern hilly region of Nepal. It is a Hill district of eastern Nepal. The district covers 1,241 km2 (479 sq mi) of area. The 2011 census counted 191,817 population. Phidim is the district headquarters.
History
Panthar was a part of Old Dhankuta District during Rana era and until 1962. Dhankuta district had two subdivisions Chhathum and Tehrathum. Panchthar was a thum (county) under the Terhathum subvision. It became a separate district in 1962 when the old 32 traditional districts divided into 75 district.
Geography and climate
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Panthar District had a population of 191,817.
^Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal Archived 2013-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
^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
^"Nepal: Provinces and Districts". www.citypopulation.de.
^"NepalMap profile: Panchthar". NepalMap. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^NepalMap Language
^NepalMap Caste
^"NepalMap profile: Panchthar". NepalMap. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^NepalMap Religion
^NepalMap Literacy
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