Namkha Rural Municipality

Namkha (Nepali: नाम्खा) is the largest rural municipality (by area) of Nepal located in Humla District of Karnali Province.[1]

For other uses, see Namkha (disambiguation).
Namkha
नाम्खा
Rural municipality
Limi valley in Namkha RM
Limi valley in Namkha RM
Divisional map of Namkha RM
Divisional map of Namkha RM
Namkha is located in Karnali Province
Namkha
Namkha
Location in Nepal
Namkha is located in Nepal
Namkha
Namkha
Namkha (Nepal)
Coordinates: 30°3′36″N 81°27′36″E
Country   Nepal
ProvinceKarnali
DistrictHumla
No. of wards6
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural council
 • ChairpersonMr. Prem Bahadur Lama
 • Vice-chairpersonMr. Takdir Lama
Area
 • Total2,419.64 km2 (934.23 sq mi)
 • Rank1st (largest RM of Nepal)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,900
 • Density1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
HeadquartersYalbang
Websitenamkhamun.gov.np

The total area of the rural municipality is 2,419.64 square kilometres (934.23 sq mi) and total population is 3900 individuals (as of 2011 Nepal census) only. The rural municipality is divided into 6 wards.[2]

The rural municipality was established on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal restricted all old administrative structure (Village development committee) and announced 744 local level units (although the number increased to 753 later) as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015.[3][4]

Hepka, Khagalgaun, Muchu and Limi Village development committees were incorporated to form this new rural municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Yalwang.[2]

Namkha
HQ:Yalbang
Ward No.VillageArea (km2)Population (2011)
1Hepka177.721057
2Khagalgaun North191.76495
3Khagalgaun South94.08428
4Muchu East (Yalbang)586.25456
5Muchu West168.54460
6Limi1201.29904
Namkha2419.64 3900
Trekking route from Simikot, Hilsa, Limi

Namkha RM is located in the most North-west part of Nepal in Humla District of Karnali Province. It is surrounded by Tibet (China) from North and West. Geographically Namkha is a difficult terrain which is also an isolated region which is still not connected by road with District headquarter Simikot. It is totally located on Himalayas. Some villages of Limi is located across the himalayas. The region is known for Trekking. There is trekking route connecting Simikot to Limi, Muchu and Yalwang.[5]

Namkha (Nepal) - Mansarovar (China) (1954)

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 98.3% of the population in Namkha Rural Municipality spoke Tamang and 0.9% Nepali as their first language; 0.8% spoke other languages.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 98.7% were Tamang, 0.5% Chhetri and 0.8% others.

In terms of religion, 97.8% were Buddhist, 2.0% Hindu and 0.2% others.[6]

References
  1. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. "Simikot Trekking". Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. NepalMap Demographics
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