Panchthar District

Panthar was a part of Old Dhankuta District during Rana era and until 1962. Dhankuta district had two subdivisions Chhathum and Tehrathum. Panchthar was a thum (county) under the Terhathum subvision. It became a separate district in 1962 when the old 32 traditional districts divided into 75 district. ==Geography and climate==

{{Historical populations At the 2021 Nepal census, Panchthar District had 42,495 households and a population of 172,400. 8.11% of the population was under 5 years of age. Panchthar had a literacy rate of 82.48% and a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1,000 males. 12,336 (7.16%) lived in urban areas. Ethnicity/caste: Janjatis make up the majority in the district at 73%. Limbu, the largest ethnic group make up almost 44% of the population. Religion: 55.71% were Kirati, 29.21% were Hindu, 12.26% Buddhist, 2.72% Christian and 0.10% others. As their first language, 42.27% of the population spoke Limbu, 29.28% Nepali, 6.96% Bantawa, 6.82% Tamang, 3.41% Magar Dhut, 2.86% Rai, 1.87% Chamling, 1.16% Gurung and 1.00% Sunuwar as their first language. In 2011, 33.9% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language. ==Municipality and Rural Municipalities of Panchthar==

• Phidim Municipality (Phidim Municipality, Ranitar, Lumphabung, Yangnam(1-5), Nangin, Lungrupa) • Hilihang Rural Municipality (Ambarpur, Panchami, Subhang, Bharapa) • Kummayak Rural Municipality (Yasok, Rani Gaun, Mangjabung, Syabarumba) • Miklajung Rural Municipality (Aarubote, Sarangdanda, Rabi, Kurumba, Limba, Durdimba) • Phalelung Rural Municipality ( (Ektin, Memeng, Prangbung, Yangnam(6,9) Sidin) • Phalgunanda Rural Municipality ( (Nawamidanda, Imbung, Pauwa Sartap, Chilingdin, Aangsarang, Phaktep) • Tumbewa Rural Municipality (Aangna, Olane, Hangum, Mauwa) • Yangawarak Rural Municipality (Chyangthapu, Phalaicha, Oyam, Tharpu, Nagi) VDC's in small brackets means they are combined to form main Rural Municipality ==Previous Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities==

• Aangna • Aangsarang • Ambarpur • Bharapa • Chilingdin • Chyangthapu • Durdimba • Ektin • Embung • Phalaicha • Hangum • Kurumba • Limba • Lungrupa • Mangjabung • Mauwa • Memeng • Nagi • Nangin • Nawamidanda • Olane • Oyam • Panchami • Prangbung • Pauwa Sartap • Phaktep • Phidim Municipality • Prangbung • Rabi • Rani Gaun • Ranitar • Sarangdanda • Sidin • Subhang • Syabarumba • Tharpu • Yangnam • Yasok • lumphabung • sarangdada • phaktep ==People from Panchthar District==

• Basanta Kumar Nemwang, Politician and former minister. • Bairagi Kainla, Poet and Former Chancellor of Nepal Academy. • Bhishma Raj Angdembe, Politician. • Damber Singh Sambahamphe, Politician. • Ganesh Prasad Rijal, Politician. • David Shankar, Singer. • Rambahadur Limbu, Military officer. • Upendra Subba, Poet, lyricist, Writer, Director. • Rajendra Prasad Lingden, Politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. • Indra Bahadur Angbo, Politician. • Khagendra Sangraula, Writer and columnist. • Krishna Dharabasi, Writer and novelist. • Manita Shrestha Pradhan, Nepalese judoka. • Anjila Tumbapo Subba, Footballer. • Dipak Prakash Baskota, Politician and businessman. ==See also==