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Salyan DistrictNepal's 14 administrative zones are subdivided into 75 districts . These districts are listed below, by zone...
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Rapti Anchal in the Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. It is named after the West Rapti River which drains Rolpa, Pyuthan and part of Dang district. The remainder of Dang and part of Salyan are drained by the Babai. The remainder of Salyan and all of Rukum are drained by the Bheri.The...
ZoneNepal is divided into 14 administrative zones , and 75 districts . The 14 administrative zones are grouped into five development regions...
of
NepalNepal , 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...
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Mid-WesternMid-Western Region is one of Nepal's five development regions. Westward from the Central region surrounding Kathmandu are the Western, Mid-Western and finally Far-Western regions. Counter-intuitively, Mid-Western lies west of Western....
RegionNepal is divided into 14 administrative zones , which are divided into 75 districts . The 14 administrative zones are grouped into five development regions...
. Salyan covers an area of 1,462 km² with population (2001) of 213,500. The district's administrative center is named
SalyanSalyan or Salyan Khalanga is the headquarters of Salyan District in the mid-west 'hills' of Nepal. It is located at 28°22'31N 82°9'42E at 1530 metres elevation ....
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Salyan Khalanga.
The district is known for its
HinduHindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
temples including
ShivaShiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
temples in
ChhayachhetraChhayachhetra is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5152 people living in 888 individual households.-External links:*...
and
LaxmipurLaxmipur, Salyan is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3678 people living in 648 individual households.-External links:*...
, and the
DeviDevī is the Sanskrit word for Goddess, used mostly in Hinduism, its related masculine term is deva. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents...
temple at Khairabang in
HiwalchaHiwalcha is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3533 people living in 658 individual households.-External links:*...
VDC, one of nine in Nepal.
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EtymologyEtymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
Salyan derives from meaning pine tree or conifer.
Village Development Committees (VDCs)
- Badagaun
Badagaun is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3283 people living in 385 individual households.-External links:*...
, BafukholaBafukhola is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2534 people living in 436 individual households.-External links:*...
, Bajh KandaBajh Kanda is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2241 people living in 375 individual households.-External links:*...
, Bame BanghadBame Banghad is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4331 people living in 729 individual households.-External links:*...
, BhalchaurBhalchaur is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4671 people living in 883 individual households.-External links:*...
- Chande
Chande is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4096 people living in 620 individual households.-External links:*...
, ChhayachhetraChhayachhetra is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5152 people living in 888 individual households.-External links:*...
- Damachaur
Damachaur is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4537 people living in 805 individual households.-External links:*...
, DandagaunDandagaun, Rapti is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4198 people living in 740 individual households.-External links:*...
, DarmakotDarmakot is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3760 people living in 669 individual households.-External links:*...
, DevasthalDevasthal is a place in the district of Nainital in Uttarakhand state of India. The literal meaning of the place is "abode of god". This place is situated in the Western Himalayan region at an altitude of 2450 meters. The areas near Devasthal peak are emerging optical astronomical site for Indian...
, Jhajhari Pipal, DhakadamDhakadam is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4655 people living in 831 individual households.-External links:*...
, DhanwangDhanwang is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3750 people living in 708 individual households.-External links:*...
- Hiwalcha
Hiwalcha is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3533 people living in 658 individual households.-External links:*...
- Jhimpe
Jhimpe is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5727 people living in 908 individual households.-External links:*...
, JimaliJimali is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2484 people living in 435 individual households.-External links:*...
- Kabhrechaur
Kabhrechaur is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4097 people living in 669 individual households.-External links:*...
, KajeriKajeri is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3998 people living in 669 individual households.-External links:*...
, KalagaunKalagaun is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5121 people living in 855 individual households.-External links:*...
, Kalimati KalcheKalimati Kalche is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4143 people living in 649 individual households.-External links:*...
, Kalimati RampurKalimati Rampur is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2635.-References:...
, KavraKavra is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3314 people living in 607 individual households.-External links:*...
, KhalangaKhalanga is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6390.-External links:*...
, Korbang JhimpeKorbang Jhimpe is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 636.-External links:*...
, KotbaraKotbara is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3990.-External links:*...
, KotmalaKotmala is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3735 people living in 649 individual households.-External links:*...
, KubhindeKubhinde, Rapti is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4723 people living in 879 individual households.-External links:*...
- Laxmipur
Laxmipur, Salyan is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3678 people living in 648 individual households.-External links:*...
, LekhpokharaLekhpokhara is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2749 people living in 481 individual households.-External links:*...
- Majh Khanda
Majh Khanda is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3480 people living in 648 individual households.-External links:*...
, MarkeMarke is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4189 people living in 770 individual households.-External links:*...
, MarmaparikhandaMarmaparikhanda is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3530 people living in 597 individual households.-External links:*...
, MulkholaMulkhola is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4076 people living in 674 individual households.-External links:*...
- Nigalchula
Nigalchula is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2443 people living in 418 individual households.-External links:*...
- Phalawang
Phalawang is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5078 people living in 858 individual households.-External links:*...
, Pipal NetaPipal Neta is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1780 people living in 315 individual households.-External links:*...
- Rim
Rim, Nepal is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3120 people living in 570 individual households.-External links:*...
- Saijuwal Takura
Saijuwal Takura is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3137 people living in 593 individual households.-External links:*...
, Sarpani GarpaSarpani Garpa is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3721 people living in 647 individual households.-External links:*...
, SibarathaSibaratha is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4372 people living in 749 individual households.-External links:*...
, SiddheswarSiddheswar is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3715 people living in 604 individual households.-External links:*...
, SinwangSinwang is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3012 people living in 538 individual households.-External links:*...
, SuikotSuikot is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4384 people living in 773 individual households.-External links:*...
, SyanikhalSyanikhal is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3711 people living in 680 individual households.-External links:*...
- Tharmare
Tharmare is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5998 people living in 994 individual households.-External links:*...
, TribeniTribeni, Rapti is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3789 people living in 710 individual households.-External links:*...