Dang District, Nepal
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Dāng Deukhuri District दाङ जिल्ला |
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| District | |
 Dang (red) |
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| Country | Nepal |
| Region | Mid-Western (grey) |
| Zone | Rapti (darker grey) |
| Headquarters | Ghorahi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,955 km2 (1,141 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 548,141 |
| Time zone | NPT (UTC+5:45) |
| Main language(s) | Nepali, Tharu |
Coordinates: 28°0′N 82°16′E / 28.000°N 82.267°E
Dang is located in Inner Terai, some 410 km west of the capital city, Kathmandu in Province No. 5 in midwestern Nepal. The district covers 2,955 km² with a population (2011) of 548,141.Ghorahi (formerly Tribhuvannagar) is the district's administrative center and largest city while Tulsipur to the west is a transportation hub and Rapti Zone's administrative center. There are numerous temples and gumbas in Dang district. Dang, Ghorahi is a proposed capital of Rapti Lumbini Province (Province 5) based on the Constitution of Nepal 2015.
This district consists of the larger easterly and upstream portions of the parallel Inner Terai valleys of Dang and Deukhuri, plus enclosing ranges of hills and mountains. Downstream, both valleys cross into Banke District, Bheri Zone.
To the south, the district borders Uttar Pradesh, a state in india, Nepal's neighboring country—specifically the Balarampur and Shravasti districts of Awadh. Because the international border follows the southern edge of the outermost Siwalik foothills called the Dudhwa Range, there is no Outer Terai extending onto the main Ganges Plain inside this district. The permeable geology of the Siwaliks does not support moisture retention or soil development, so they are covered with unproductive scrub forest.
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