Kaski District

Kaski District(Nepali:कास्की जिल्ला,[kaski]), a part ofGandaki Province, is one of the seventy-sevendistricts of Nepal. The name is disambiguated fromKaskikot, the ancient Kaski Kingdom.
The district, withPokharaas its district headquarter, covers an area of 2,017 square km and had a total population of 492,098 according to 2011 Census. This district lies at thecentroidpoint of the country. The altitude of Kaski district ranges from 450 meters the lowest land to 8091 meters the highest point in the Himalaya range. Kaski District politically has One Metropolitan City, 4 Gaupalika and 3 electoral sectors.
The district covers parts of theAnnapurnamountain range, and the picturesque scene of the mountains can be observed from most parts of the district. It is one of the best tourist destinations ofNepal. The district is full of rivers such as Seti Gandaki, Modi and Madi along with other rivulets. The district headquartersPokharalies about 750 m above the sea level. The district is known for the Himalayan range with about 11 Himalayas with height greater than 7000 m. The nearby peaks includeMachhapuchhre(Virgin Peak - 6993m). TheAnnapurna Rangein the northern side is always full of snow. The scenery of northern mountains, gorge ofSeti River,Davis Falls, natural caves,Fewa Lake,Begnas LakeandRupa Lakeare both natural resources and tourist attractions.
Regarding Booring the origin of the nameKaski, there are many hypotheses; among them:
In the early 1800s, the capital of Kaski wasBatulechaurand thatSarangkotwas a town with a fort.
All the governance and development of Kaski District are handled mainly by District Development Committee Kaski (DDC-Kaski).
The district is full of people with multi-language, multi-religion and multiple cultures. Different people have different foods, dresses and norms based on their caste and religion. Many places offer Home Stay for internal as well as international tourists along with performance of local dance according to caste and cultures.
According to the census of 2068 Kaski district has people of about 84 castes, 44 languages and 11 religions. The dressing style of people here matches with national dress. The main foods of people here areDal-BhatTarkari,Roti, andDhindo(These are typical Nepalese foods). The district is the common place of different castes such asMagars,Gurung,Brahmin,Chhetri,Newar,Thakali,kumaland many more.
According to the District Sport Committee, Kaski District have one stadium, namedPokhara Rangashala, of about 417Ropaniof area and capacity of 21,000 spectators. Kaski has its reputation in generating sportsmen in the country.
At the time of the2011 Nepal census, Kaski District had a population of 492,098.
As their first language, 78.5% spokeNepali, 12.0%Gurung, 2.2%Magar, 2.2%Newari, 1.5%Tamang, 0.7%Bhojpuri, 0.5%Hindi, 0.5%Maithili, 0.4%Urdu, 0.2%Kham, 0.2%Rai, 0.2%Thakali, 0.2%Tharu, 0.1%Bengali, 0.1%Bhujel, 0.1%Chantyaland 0.1% other languages.
Ethnicity/caste: 27.9% wereHill Brahmin, 16.7%Gurung, 14.4%Chhetri, 8.6%Magar, 8.0%Kami, 4.9%Newar, 3.7%Damai/Dholi, 2.7%Tamang, 2.5%Sarki, 1.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 1.4%Thakuri, 0.9%Musalman, 0.8%Badi, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7%Rai, 0.5%Kumal, 0.5%Thakali, 0.5%Tharu, 0.3% otherDalit, 0.2%Chhantyal, 0.2%Kalwar, 0.2%Sonar, 0.1%Bengali, 0.1% Dura, 0.1%Gaine, 0.1%Hajam/Thakur, 0.1%Halwai, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1%Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.1%Limbu, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1%Sherpa, 0.1%Teli, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1%Yadav, 0.1% foreigners and 0.1% others.
Religion: 82.3% wereHindu, 13.5%Buddhist, 2.1%Christian, 0.9%Muslim, 0.6%Bon, 0.1%Kirati, 0.1%Prakritiand 0.3% others.
Literacy: 82.0% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write and 16.4% could neither read nor write.
The district consists of onemetropolitan cityand fourrural municipalities. These are as follows:
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