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Jumla District
जुम्ला जिल्ला
District
Aerial view of Sinja Valley
Aerial view of Sinja Valley
Nickname: 
Jumlanepal
Location of Jumla District (dark yellow) in Karnali Province of Nepal.
Location of Jumla District (dark yellow) in Karnali Province of Nepal.
Coordinates: 29°16′31″N 82°11′00″E / 29.275278°N 82.183333°E / 29.275278; 82.183333
CountryJumla District Nepal
ProvinceKarnali Province
Admin HQ.Jumla
Municipality
List
  • Urban
  • Chandannath
  • Rural
  • Kankasundari
  • Sinja
  • Hima
  • Tila
  • Guthichaur
  • Tatopani
  • Patarasi
Government
[1]
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Jumla
 • Parliamentary constituencies1 seats
List
  • Jumla 1
 • Provincial constituencies2 seats
List
  • Jumla 1(A)
  • Jumla 1(B)
Area
 • Total2,531 km2 (977 sq mi)
Highest elevation
4,679 m (15,351 ft)
Lowest elevation
915 m (3,002 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total108,921
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnic groupsChetri, Bahun, Thakuri
 • Female ♀50%
Human Development Index
 • Literacy55%
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Postal Codes
21200, 21202, 21204, 21205..., 21209
Telephone Code087
Main Language(s)Nepali
Major highwaysKarnali
Websitedaojumla.moha.gov.np ddcjumla.gov.np
Jumla Bazaar from Twin Otter Aeroplane

Jumla District (Nepali: जुम्ला जिल्लाListen), is one of the ten districts of the Karnali province of Nepal. This district has Jumla as its headquarters, an area of 2,531 square kilometres (977 sq mi); it had populations of 89,427 and 108,921, respectively, in the national censuses of 2001 and 2011.[3] Its territory lies between longitudes 81⁰ 28' and 82⁰ 18' East, and between latitudes 28⁰ 58' and 29⁰ 30' North.[4]

Huge crowd filling a large street with mountains in the background
Crowd on last day of Jatra, Krishna Janmashtami in Jumla Bazaar

The Nepali language (then known as Khas language) originated in the Sinja Valley. Sinja was the capital of Khas Kingdom, and the dialect called "Khas Bhasa" is still spoken among that region's people.[5]

  1. ^ "District Administration Office Jumla".
  2. ^ General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, November 2012
  3. ^ Districts of Nepal
  4. ^ "District profile of Jumla". Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  5. ^ The origin of Nepali language is Sinja of Jumla, retrieved Feb 25, 2018

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