Pyuthan District
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Pyuţhān Jillā प्युठान जिल्ला |
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| District | |
 Pyuthan (red) |
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| Country | Nepal |
| Region | Mid-Western (grey) |
| Zone | Rapti (darker grey) |
| Headquarters | Pyuthan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,309 km2 (505 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 226,796 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | NPT (UTC+5:45) |
| Main language(s) | Nepali, Newari, Khamkura |
Coordinates: 28°05′N 082°50′E / 28.083°N 82.833°E
Pyuthan District(Nepali: 
Listen , is a "hill" district some 250 km west of Kathmandu in Province No. 5 in midwestern Nepal. Pyuthan covers an area of 1,309 km² with population of 212,484 in 2001 and 226,796 in 2011. Pyuthan Khalanga is the district's administrative center.
Pyuthan borders Dang Deukhuri District to the southwest along the crest of the Mahabharat Range and extends about 50 km northeast through the Middle Hills to a 3,000+ meter ridge that is both Pyuthan's border with Baglung district of Dhaulagiri Zone and the main watershed between the (west) Rapti and Gandaki River basins. Pyuthan borders Rolpa district to the west. Of the two upper tributaries of the West Rapti River, Pyuthan contains all of Jhimruk Khola and the lower part of Madi Khola after it exits Rolpa. The Madi-Jhimruk confluence is in southern Pyuthan, in the Mahabharat Range. On the southeast Pyuthan borders Lumbini Zone including Arghakhanchi and Gulmi districts.
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