Chitwan

Chitwan चितवन
District
Narayangarh city view from Maula Kalika temple Gaindakot
Motto: हाम्रो चितवन, राम्रो चितवन
Chitwan Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°35′N 84°30′E / 27.583°N 84.500°E / 27.583; 84.500Coordinates: 27°35′N 84°30′E / 27.583°N 84.500°E / 27.583; 84.500
Country	Nepal
Development Region	Central
Zone	Narayani Zone
District	Chitwan District
Headquarters	Bharatpur
HDI	0.520 Medium
HPI	31.9 Low
Established	14th century
Area
• Total	2,238.39 km2 (864.25 sq mi)
Elevation	415 m (1,362 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	579,984
• Ethnicities	Brahmin, Chhetri, Tharu, Newar, Darai, Gurung, Magars, Tamang, Chepang
• Religions	Hindu, Buddhist
Languages
• Local	Nepali, Tharu, Newari, Tamang, Gurung, Darai, Magar, Chepang
• Official	Nepali
Time zone	Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)
Area code(s)	056
Website	www.ddcchitwan.gov.np

Chitwan National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Elephant safari after an Indian rhinoceros

The Chitwan District (Nepali:  Listen  is one of 75 districts of Nepal, and is located in the southwestern part of Province No. 3 with Bharatpur, the fifth largest city of Nepal, as its district headquarters. It covers an area of 2,238.39 km² (864.25 sq mi), and in 2011 had a population of 579,984 (279,087 male and 300,897 female) people. Bharatpur is a commercial and service centre of central south Nepal and major destination for higher education, health care and transportation in the region.

The district takes its name from the Chitwan Valley, one of Nepal's Inner Terai valleys between the Mahabharat and Siwalik ranges, both considered foothills of the Himalayas.

Narayangadh is located on the banks of the Narayani River, and is the main town with numerous shopping zones where people come from all over the district and neighbouring districts.

There are about 25 Village Development Committees, each of which has nine wards or villages and one sub-Metropolitan city, Bharatpur. There are minimum of seven municipalities some of them are Ratnanagar, Khairahani and Chitrawan Rapti Municipality ( a combination of Piple, Bhandara and Birendranagar VDCs), Jutpani Municipality and Madi municipality. Generally municipalities have nine wards or urban areas.