Kalikot District


Kalikot District, a part of Karnali province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Manma as its district headquarters, covers an area of, had a population of 105,580 in 2001 and 136,948 in 2011. In September 2005, in a bid to encourage a change in social attitudes, the government announced that it would provide rice to any family that had recently had a girl born.

Geography and Climate

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kalikot District had a population of 136,948. Of these, 99.5% spoke Nepali as their first language.

Administration

The district consists of nine municipalities, out of which four are urban municipalities and five are rural municipalities. These are as follows:
Prior to the restructuring of the district, Kalikot District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees: