{{Infobox settlement | type = [[Districts of Nepal|District]] | name = Lamjung District | native_name = लमजुङ | nickname = | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | motto = | image_skyline = Annapurna2.jpg | imagesize = 300px | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Lamjung (dark yellow) in Gandaki Province | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{NPL}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Nepal|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Gandaki Province]]

| parts_type = [[Local self-government in Nepal|Municipality]] | parts_style = coll | p1 = | p2 = | established_title = Established | established_date = | seat_type = Admin HQ. | seat = [[Besisahar]] | leader_title = Head | leader_name = | leader_party = | leader_title1 = Deputy-Head | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|Parliamentary constituencies]] | leader_name2 =

| leader_title3 = [[Provincial Assembly (Nepal)|Provincial constituencies]] | leader_name3 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = [[District Coordination Committee|Coordination committee]] | governing_body = [[District Coordination Committee|DCC]], Lamjung | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1692 | area_note = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | population_footnotes = <ref name="National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)">{{cite news|title=National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report) |url=http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf |access-date=19 June 2015|agency=Government of Nepal |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]] |date=November 2012 |ref=Central Bureau of Statistics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418041642/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf |archive-date=2013-04-18 }}</ref> | population_total = 167728 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | population_rank =

| blank_name_sec1 = [[Languages of Nepal|Main Language(s)]] | blank_info_sec1 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Gurung language|Gurung]], [[Magar language|Magar]], [[Dura language|Dura]] | blank_name_sec2 = [[Roads in Nepal|Major highways]] | blank_info_sec2 =

| timezone1 = [[Nepal Time|NPT]] | utc_offset1 = +05:45 | postal_code_type = Postal Codes | postal_code = | area_code_type = Telephone Code | area_code = 066 | website = {{Official website|http://ddclamjung.gov.np/}} | footnotes = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-wikidata = yes }}

'''Lamjung District''' ({{langx|ne|[[:ne:लमजुङ जिल्ला|लमजुङ जिल्ला]]}} {{IPA|ne|ˈlʌmd͡zuŋ||Lamjung.ogg}}), a part of [[Gandaki Province]], is one of the [[List of districts of Nepal|seventy-seven districts of Nepal]]. The district, with [[Besisahar]] as its district headquarters, covers an area of {{convert|1,692|km2}} and {{as of|2011|lc=y}} had a population of 167,724.<ref name="National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" /> lies in the mid-hills of Nepal spanning tropical to trans-Himalayan geo-ecological belts, including the geographical midpoint of the country (i.e., [[Duipipal]]). It has mixed habitation of castes and ethnicities. It is host to probably the highest density of the [[Gurung people|Gurung]] ethnic population in the country.

Popular Media in Lamjung Includes Mero Lamjung, Radio Chautari, Aantaranga Saptahik, Radio Marsyangdi, Radio Lamjung, etc.

==Geography and climate==

{| class="wikitable" |- ! [[Geography of Nepal#Climate|Climate Zone]]<ref> {{Citation | title = The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal — a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system | series = Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110. | year = 2005 | url = http://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/20497354/de2_001.pdf | isbn = 87-7903-210-9 | access-date = Nov 22, 2013}} </ref> ! Elevation Range ! % of Area |- | Upper [[Tropical climate|Tropical]] | 300 to 1,000 meters<br/>1,000 to 3,300&nbsp;ft. | 18.5% |- | [[Subtropics|Subtropical]] | 1,000 to 2,000 meters<br/>3,300 to 6,600&nbsp;ft. | 34.0% |- | [[Temperate climate|Temperate]] | 2,000 to 3,000 meters<br/>6,400 to 9,800&nbsp;ft. | 20.3% |- | [[Montane ecology#Subalpine zone|Subalpine]] | 3,000 to 4,000 meters<br/>9,800 to 13,100&nbsp;ft. | 14.1% |- | [[Montane ecology#Alpine grasslands and tundra|Alpine]] | 4,000 to 5,000 meters<br/>13,100 to 16,400&nbsp;ft. | 8.0% |- | [[Snow line|Nival]] | above 5,000 meters | 3.6% |- | Trans-Himalayan | 3,000 to 6,400 meters<br/>9,800 to 21,000&nbsp;ft. | 1.3% |} {{clear}}

==Demographics==

[[File:Bhujung.jpg|thumb|Children in Bhujung, Nepal]]

{{Historical populations |title = |align = center |clear = |direction = |percentages = pagr |state = |type = |shading = off |width = |subbox = |pop_name = |year_name = Census year |percent_name = |footnote = |source = Citypopulation<ref>{{cite web |title=NEPAL: Administrative Division |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/en/nepal/admin/ |website=www.citypopulation.de |language=en}}</ref> |graph-pos = bottom |graph-width = |graph-height = |percol = |cols = |perrow = |rows = |1981 |152,720 |1991 |153,697 |2001 |177,149 |2011 |167,724 |2021 |153,480 }}

At the time of the [[2021 Nepal census]], Lamjung District had a population of 155,852. 5.97% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 77.49% and a sex ratio of 1104 females per 1000 males. 104,648 (67.15%) lived in municipalities.<ref name="provincialreport">{{Cite web |title=Provincial/District/Local reports: Gandaki Province |url=https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/files/result-folder/province/Gandaki_Province_census_report.pdf |access-date= |website=Census Nepal 2021 |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>

{{Pie chart |thumb = left |caption=Castes/ethnic groups in Lamjung district (2021)<ref name="caste"/> |label1 = [[Gurung people|Gurung]] |value1 = 29.26 |color1 = darkorchid |label2 = [[Chhetri]] |value2 = 15.52 |color2 = red |label3 = [[Bahun]] |value3 = 11.68 |color3 = orange |label4 = [[Kami (caste)|Kami]] |value4 = 8.98 |color4 = salmon |label5 = [[Tamang people|Tamang]] |value5 = 7.82 |color5 = orchid |label6 = [[Sarki (caste)|Sarki]] |value6 = 5.60 |color6 = lightsalmon |label7 = [[Damai]] |value7 = 4.02 |color7 = darksalmon |label8 = [[Newar people|Newar]] |value8 = 3.75 |color8 = pink |label9 = [[Magars|Magar]] |value9 = 2.46 |color9 = darkturquoise |label10 = [[Bhujel]] |value10 = 2.30 |color10 = cornsilk |label11 = [[Ghale]] |value11 = 1.88 |color11 = #5c4ac4 |label12 = Dura |value12 = 1.77 |color12 = #7debed |label13 = [[Kumal people|Kumal]] |value13 = 1.14 |color13 = yellowgreen |label14 = Other Khas non-Dalit |value14 = 1.45 |color14 = indianred |label15 = Others |value15 = 2.37 |color15 = grey }}

Hill Janjati and Khas people are the two largest groups, both making up 47% of the population. Khas Dalits were 19% of the population. The remainder is almost entirely made up of Newars.<ref name="caste">{{Cite web |title=Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex |url=https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/downloads/caste-ethnicity |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Census Nepal 2021 |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>

{{Pie chart |caption = Languages of Lamjung district (2021)<ref name="mothertongue"/> |thumb = right |label1 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]] |value1 = 59.62 |color1 = orange |label2 = [[Gurung language|Gurung]] |value2 = 27.74 |color2 = aqua |label3 = [[Tamangic languages|Tamang]] |value3 = 6.71 |color3 = turquoise |label4 = [[Newar language|Nepal Bhasha]] |value4 = 1.58 |color4 = mediumvioletred |label5 = [[Magar language|Magar]] |value5 = 0.99 |color5 = orchid |label6 = Others |value6 = 3.36 |color6 = grey }}

At the time of the 2021 census, 59.62% of the population spoke [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 27.74% [[Gurung language|Gurung]], 6.71% [[Tamang language|Tamang]], 1.58% [[Newar language|Nepal Bhasha]] and 0.99% [[Magar language|Magar]] as their first language.<ref name="mothertongue">{{Cite web |title=Table 5: Mother tongue and sex |url=https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/downloads/caste-ethnicity |access-date= |website=Census Nepal 2021 |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref> In 2011, 58.6% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.<ref>NepalMap Language [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=district-34&geo_ids=district-34,province-4,country-NP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310051418/https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=district-34&geo_ids=district-34%2Cprovince-4%2Ccountry-NP |date=2023-03-10 }}</ref>

{{bar box | title = Religion in Lamjung District (2021)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |title=Table 5: Religion and sex |url=https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/downloads/caste-ethnicity |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Census Nepal 2021 |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref> | titlebar = #Fcd116 | left1 = Religion | right1 = Percent | float = left | bars = {{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Nepal|Hinduism]]|darkorange|62.44}} {{bar percent|[[Buddhism in Nepal|Buddhism]]|Yellow|29.54}} {{bar percent|[[Bon]]|teal|4.66}} {{bar percent|[[Christianity in Nepal|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|2.48}} {{bar percent|[[Islam in Nepal|Islam]]|green|0.77}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.11}} }} {{clear}}

== Rural municipalities and municipalities == {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *[[Besisahar Municipality]] *[[Dordi Rural Municipality]] *[[Dudhpokhari Rural Municipality]] *[[Kwhlosothar Rural Municipality]] *[[Madhya Nepal Municipality]] *[[Marsyandi Rural Municipality]] *[[Rainas Municipality]] *[[Sundarbazar Municipality]] {{div col end}}

==2015 earthquake== The [[epicentre]] of an [[April 2015 Nepal earthquake|earthquake on 25 April 2015]] was near Lamjung District that is Barpak of Gorkha district.<ref name="GEOGRAPHIC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.geographic.org/earthquakes/real_time_details.php?id=us20002926&lat=28.1306&lon=84.6493| title=Map of the earthquake M7.9 – 29km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal| work=Global Earthquake Epicenters with Maps| publisher=Geographic.org| access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref> Most of the major damage and casualties took place in nearby Kathmandu, Nepal's capital.<ref name="NYTIMES">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/26/world/asia/strong-earthquake-strikes-nepal-near-its-capital-katmandu.html| title=Strong Earthquake Strikes Nepal Near Its Capital, Katmandu| work=The New York Times| date=25 April 2015| access-date=25 April 2015| last1=Barry| first1=Ellen}}</ref> The death toll was placed at over 8,800. However, only four deaths were reported in Lamjung District.

While Lamjung was the district with the 20th most deaths in Nepal, it was severely damaged. The villages of [[Bichaur]], [[Ilampokhari]], [[Dudhpokhari]], [[Gaudu, Nepal|Gauda]], [[Kolki]] and [[Pyarjung]] were the most affected. Assistant Sub Inspector Bir Bahadur Thapa Magar identified the four deaths in Lamjung District as Lakshmi Gurung, 18, of Ilampokhari village; Nepti Tamang, 91, of Gaudu village; Sher Bahadur Tamang, 62, of Gaudu village; and three-and-a-half-month-old Sumit Bika of Gauda village. Twenty-five people were injured in Lamjung District. Local police estimate 2,094 houses were completely destroyed while another 2,129 houses were partially damaged.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/world/neighbours/nepal-earthquake-death-toll-crosses-5000-but-only-4-die-at-epicentre/|title = Nepal Earthquake: Death toll crosses 5,000, but only 4 die at epicentre|date = 1 May 2015|access-date = 1 May 2015|website = The Indian Express|last = Khan|first = Hamza|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150501043606/http://indianexpress.com/article/world/neighbours/nepal-earthquake-death-toll-crosses-5000-but-only-4-die-at-epicentre/|archive-date = 1 May 2015}}</ref>

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