Tanahun तनहुँ |
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District | |
Location of Tanahun |
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Country | Nepal |
Region | Western (Pashchimanchal) |
Zone | Gandaki |
Established | 1872 |
Headquarters | Damauli |
Area | |
• Total | 1,546 km2 (597 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 323,288 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
Time zone | NPT (UTC+5:45) |
Website | http://ddctanahu.gov.np |
Tanahun District (Nepali: Listen ), a part of Province No. 4, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Damauli as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,546 km² and has a population (2011) of 323,288. Previously the town of Bandipur was its district headquarter. This district lies in the middlemost of country Nepal. The postal code of Tanahun is 33900. Maharisi Veda Vyash (महर्षी वेदव्यास), author of the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, was born in Damauli Tanahun at the meeting point of river Seti and Madi. The headquarter of tanahun is named as Vyas Municipality after his name. Vyash gufa (where sage vyash used to meditate) is located near confluence of two rivers seti and madi in Damauli.
http://www.un.org.np/maps/district-maps/western/Tanahu.pdf
"Districts of Nepal". Statoids.
Coordinates: 27°55′N 84°15′E / 27.917°N 84.250°E