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Dhading district, a part of Bagmati zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of Southeast Asia. The district, with Dhading besi as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,926 sq km and has a population (2001) of 338,658. The mountain range "Ganesh" is the predominate mountain range located within Dhading. All of the peaks are over 7,000 meters with some approaching 8,000. The 8,000+ meter mountain "Mt. Manaslu" and “Mt. Ganesh Himal” is clearly visible from much of Dhading, although it is located within the bounds of Gorkha. The transnational "King Prithivi Highway" connecting Kathmandu and Pokhara runs through the southern portion of the district making for easy access too the Kathmandu valley. The road parallels the "Trishuli" River. The famous temple "Manakamana" is located within Dhading. Once only accessible by foot the temple can be reached by hitching an eye-catching gondola ride for a few American dollars. The Swiss built it. Dhading is 80% farmland and 20% forest; unfortunatly most of the protected forest is located near or next too the road which dosen't make for great trekking. But, the western border with Gorkha is bisected by the "Budhi Gandaki" river and this river valley is a great entrance to the Himals of Gorkha (with views of the Ganesh range), not to mention one of the prettier rivers of Nepal. The towns of Salyantar and Arun Ghat should get you pointing in the right direction. The people of the district are primarily Bhramin and Chetri in the south and Tamang and Ghale, Gurung and Magar in the north, with much of the center Newari. The famous King Prithivi Naryan Shah/Gurkha route crosses through Dhading.

Location: Latitude 27° 40' – 28° 14'
Longitude: 84° 0' – 85° 1'
District capital: Dhadingbesi
Total land area: 192487 hector
Land elevation: 488 meters – 7409 meters
Population: 461368 (1996 projection)
Annual growth rate: 1.33%
Farm and fishing workers: 110322 (1996)
Climate: Sub tropical, Temperate, Alpine
Temperature (average): max 37.7 °C, min 6.6 °C
Rainfall (annual average): 2121.2 ml
Cultivated land: 44383 ha – High Himalayas – 0
High mountain: – 3438 ha
Mid mountain: – 40945 ha
Source: Nepal District Profile 1997.
Village Development Committee: 50

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