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Dasharathchand दशरथचन्द | |
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.JPG) Hill station, Dashrathchanda | |
  Dasharathchand Dasharathchand (Nepal) Show map of Nepal | |
| Coordinates:29°33′17″N80°25′36″E / 29.55472°N 80.42667°E /29.55472; 80.42667 | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
| District | Baitadi District |
| Wards | 11 |
| Established | 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Puskar Raj Joshi |
| • Deputy Mayor | Kausalia Chand |
| Area | |
• Total | 135.15 km2 (52.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 34,575 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| • Religions | Hindu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 10200 |
| Area code | 095 |
| Website | dasharathchandmun |
Dasharathchand is amunicipality and the district headquarter ofBaitadi District inSudurpashchim Province ofNepal. It is ahill station aboveMahakali River close to the Indian border. At the time of the2011 Nepal census it had a population of 34,575 people living in 7,257 individual households.[1]
Dasharatchand municipality was established in 1997 at the time, when the government of Nepal established a total of 22 Municipalities.[2] SixVDCs were merged while establishing this municipality. Those VDCs were: Dashrathchanda,Khalanga,Tripurasundari,Thalegada,Jogannath andBarakot.[3] According to the2011 Nepal census its total population was 17,427 and total area was 55.01 square kilometres (21.24 sq mi). It was divided into 13 wards.[4]
In March 2017, theGovernment of Nepal restructured all the local level bodies of Nepal into 753 new local level structures.[5][6] The previousGurukhola,Dehimandau,Durga Bhabani, portion ofDurgasthan,Gwallek andNagarjunVDCs merged to the former Dashrathchanda Municipality and rearranged it into 11 wards. Now total population of the Dashrathchanda Municipality is 34,575 individuals and total area is 135.15 square kilometres (52.18 sq mi).[7]
To promote local culture, Dasharathchanda has twoFM radio stations – Saugat F.M. (103.6 MHz) and Radio Sunsher (106.6 MHz). There is also Radio Nwedeu,[clarification needed] acommunity radio station.[citation needed]
Mahakali Highway links Dasharathchand toDhangadhi in the South andApi Municipality in the North.[8]
| Climate data for Dasharathchand, elevation 1,635 m (5,364 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) | 17.0 (62.6) | 21.5 (70.7) | 28.0 (82.4) | 30.2 (86.4) | 29.2 (84.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 23.3 (73.9) | 18.0 (64.4) | 15.0 (59.0) | 22.8 (73.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 15.3 (59.5) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.2 (73.8) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 17.7 (63.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 17.1 (62.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) | 4.8 (40.6) | 9.3 (48.7) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 16.0 (60.8) | 12.0 (53.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 4.1 (39.4) | 11.4 (52.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 41.3 (1.63) | 57.1 (2.25) | 56.5 (2.22) | 55.1 (2.17) | 128.2 (5.05) | 198.4 (7.81) | 307.9 (12.12) | 260.8 (10.27) | 161.1 (6.34) | 46.3 (1.82) | 7.8 (0.31) | 27.4 (1.08) | 1,347.9 (53.07) |
| Source:FAO[9] JICA[10] | |||||||||||||
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