Eastern Rukum District


Eastern Rukum is a district located in Province No. 5 of Nepal. It is 1 out of 12 districts of the province. Rukumkot is the interim headquarter of the district. There was a decision of government to relocate the district headquarter from Rukumkot to Golkhada, Kol, Putha Uttarganga
Formally Eastern Rukum District was part of Rukum District, which was split into two districts Western Rukum and Eastern Rukum after the state's reconstruction of administrative divisions as of 20 September 2015.
The total area of Eastern Rukum District is and total population of this district as of 2011 Nepal census is 53018 individuals.

Divisions

The district is divided into 3 Rural Municipalities and there is a large reserve area named Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve. There is no Municipality in this district.
NameNepaliPopulation Area Density
Bhumeभूमे18,589273.6768
Putha Uttargangaपुथा उत्तरगंगा17,932560.3432
Sisneसिस्ने16,497327.1250