Darchula

**Darchula District** ( , a part of Sudurpashchim Pradesh, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Khalanga, Mahakali (today part of Mahakali Municipality) as its district headquarters, covers an area of  and has a population (2011) of 133,274. The number of male 63,609 and female 69,855. Decadal Change(%) 9.40, Annual Growth Rate(%) 0.90, Sex Ratio(males per 100 females) 91, Absent (abroad) Population Total 6,867, where number of male 5,880 and female 987. Total Number of House 22,948. Total Number of Household 25,802. Average Household Size 5.17. Population Density . The town has an Indian counterpart to its northwest, named Dharchula. The split between the two towns is just virtual as the traditions, culture, and lifestyle of the people living across both the regions are quite similar.

Darchula Lies in the west-north corner of the country. Darchula made of two words Dhar (ne:दार) and Chula (ne:चुला). Dhar means edge in Nepali and Chula means fire pace,thus the district derives it name today, legends say that in ancient time Hermit Byas cooked rice on the top of two peaks. Byas RIshi HImal is the famous peak here. It covers area of 1867 square km. The major rivers are Mahakali, Chalune, Tinkar, Nampa and Kalagad. The district's boundary is connected with India and china also.Tropical,Subtropical,cool temperate,mild temperate, alpine types of climate are found here. Temperature lies from 18 to minus 7 degree centigrade and rainfall is up to 143 mil-liter. Nepali,Byasi, Gurung, Bhote, Doteli are the dominant language and culture here.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **type**: Districts of Nepal, District
- **name**: Darchula  District of nepal
- **native name**: दार्चुला जिल्ला
- **image skyline**: Sunrise Lekam1.jpg
- **image caption**: Sunrise from Lekam rural municipality in Darchula, Nepal.
- **image map**: Darchula district location.png
- **mapsize**: 300
- **map caption**: Location of Darchula
- **image map1**: Province No.7.png
- **mapsize1**: 300
- **map caption1**: Darchula in Sudurpashchim Pradesh
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: Provinces of Nepal, Province
- **subdivision name1**: Sudurpashchim Pradesh
- **parts type**: Local self-government in Nepal, Municipality
- **parts style**: coll
- **p1**: List of cities in Nepal, **Urban**
- **p2**: Mahakali, Darchula, Mahakali
- **p3**: Shailyasikhar
- **p17**: List of gaupalikas of Nepal, **Rural**
- **p18**: Malikarjun
- **p19**: Apihimal
- **p20**: Duhun
- **p21**: Naugadh, Darchula, Naugadh
- **p22**: Marma, Darchula, Marma
- **p23**: Lekam
- **p24**: Vyans
- **established title**: Established
- **seat type**: Admin HQ.
- **seat**: Khalanga, Mahakali (today part of Mahakali, Darchula, Mahakali Municipality)
- **leader title**: Head
- **leader name**: Mr. Karbir Singh Karki
- **leader title1**: Deputy-Head
- **leader name1**: Mr. Krishna Singh Dhami
- **leader title2**: House of Representatives (Nepal), Parliamentary constituencies
- **leader name2**: 1
- **leader title3**: Provincial Assembly (Nepal), Provincial constituencies
- **leader name3**: 2
- **government type**: District Coordination Committee, Coordination committee
- **governing body**: District Coordination Committee, DCC, Darchula
- **area total km2**: 2782.28
- **elevation min m**: 518
- **elevation max m**: 7132
- **population total**: 133274
- **population as of**: 2011
- **population density km2**: 57
- **blank name sec1**: Languages of Nepal, Main Language(s)
- **blank info sec1**: Dotiyali, Kumaoni language, Kumauni, Rung languages, Rung/Shauka, Nepali language, Nepali and others
- **blank name sec2**: Roads in Nepal, Major highways
- **timezone1**: Nepal Time, NPT
- **utc offset1**: +05:45
- **postal code type**: Postal Codes
- **area code type**: Telephone Code