Humla District
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Karnali Zone

Karnali Zone in the Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. The headquarters is Jumla.Karnali Zone is one of the poorest and most remote regions of Nepal, not very accessible by road yet. There are airfields in all districts except Kalikot which is connected by seasonal roadways to Jumla...

, is one of the seventy-five districts

Districts of Nepal

Nepal's 14 administrative zones are subdivided into 75 districts . These districts are listed below, by zone...

 of Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

, a landlocked

Landlocked

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 country of South Asia

South Asia

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. The district, with Simikot

Simikot

Simikot is a mountainous town in the Himalayas of northwest Nepal, near the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is the administrative headquarters of the Humla district in the Karnali Zone of Nepal....

 as its district headquarters, covers an area of 5,655km² and has a population (2001) of 40,595.

The Northern part of Humla District is inhabited by Buddhists,originating from Tibet, whereas the South is mostly inhabited by Hindus.

Towns and villages

Bargaun

Bargaun

Bargaun is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1021 persons living in 137 individual households.-External links:*...

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Chhipra

Chhipra

Chhipra is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 777 persons living in 146 individual households.-External links:*...

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Dami

Dami

Dami is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1299 persons living in 250 individual households.-References:-External links:*...

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Dandafaya

Dandafaya

Dandafaya is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1255 persons living in 232 individual households.-External links:*...

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Gothi

Gothi, Nepal

Gothi is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 965 persons living in 176 individual households.-External links:*...

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Hepka

Hepka

Hepka is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 977 persons living in 159 individual households.-External links:*...

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Jaira,
Kalika

Kalika, Humla

Kalika is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2430.-External links:*...

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Kermi

Kermi

Kermi is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 518 persons living in 76 individual households.-External links:*...

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Khagalgaun

Khagalgaun

Khagalgaun is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 632 persons living in 92 individual households.-External links:*...

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Kharpunath

Kharpunath

Kharpunath is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 682 persons living in 133 individual households.-External links:*...

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Lali

Lali, Humla

Lali is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1051 persons residing in 185 individual households.-External links:*...

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Lauthi

Lauthi

Lauthi is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1503 persons living in 451 individual households.-External links:*...

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Limi

Limi

Limi is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 988 persons living in 169 individual households.-External links:*...

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Madana

Madana, Nepal

Madana is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1283 persons living in 137 individual households.-External links:*...

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Maila

Maila

Maila is a town and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3095 persons living in 590 individual households.-External links:*...

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Melchham

Melchham

Melchham is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1364 persons living in 265 individual households.-External links:*...

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Mimi

Mimi, Nepal

Mimi is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 800 persons living in 151 individual households.-External links:*...

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Muchu

Muchu

Muchu is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 917 persons living in 164 individual households.-External links:*...

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Raya

Raya, Nepal

Raya is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1288 persons living in 232 individual households.-External links:*...

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Ripa

Ripa, Nepal

Ripa is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1517 persons living in 289 individual households.-External links:*...

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Rodikot

Rodikot

Rodikot is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1722 persons living in 309 individual households.-External links:*...

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Sarkeedeu

Sarkeedeu

Sarkeedeu is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1634.-External links:*...

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Saya

Saya, Nepal

Saya is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1422 persons living in 268 individual households.-External links:*...

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Shree Nagar

Shree Nagar, Humla

Shree Nagar is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2608 persons living in 426 individual households.-External links:*...

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Shreemastha

Shreemastha

Shreemastha is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 915.-External links:*...

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Simikot

Simikot

Simikot is a mountainous town in the Himalayas of northwest Nepal, near the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is the administrative headquarters of the Humla district in the Karnali Zone of Nepal....

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Syada

Syada

Syada is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1307 persons living in 213 individual households.-External links:*...

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Thechaya

Thechaya

Thechaya is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1664 persons living in 314 individual households.-External links:*...

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Yanchu

Yanchu

Yanchu is a village and municipality in Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 415 persons living in 81 individual households.-External links:*...

Trekking

The Nepal section of The Great Himalaya Trail ends in Humla at Hilsa at the border with Tibet.
The Humla district an important part of ancient Buddhist religions and it holds a lot of histories, cultures and values of a typical Buddhist life. With more than 10 small villages of Tibetan origin, Humla district is a very important and beautiful part of land not only for the Buddhist all around the world, but also for everyone who wants to learn about buddhist life and study the histories and cultures.
The Nyin Community and the Limi Valley are inhabited by peaceful buddhist communities and they are blessed with very beautiful nature, with abundance of natural resources, varied flora and fauna, lots of mountain springs and very clean rivers and beautiful mountains and glacial lakes.
http://www.thegreathimalayatrail.org/humla

External links

• Old video footage of Humla and Jumla from 1972 AD