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Palpa District

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Country
  
Nepal

Time zone
  
NPT (UTC+5:45)

Area
  
1,373 km²

Headquarters
  
Tansen

Website
  
Official Website

Zone
  
Lumbini Zone

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Region
  
Western Development Region, Nepal

Palpa District (Nepali: पाल्पा जिल्ला Listen , a part of Province No. 5, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Tansen Municipality as its headquarters, covers an area of 1,373 km² and has a population (2011) of 261,180.

Contents

Map of Palpa, Nepal

Major Rivers

  • Kali Gandaki River
  • Tinau River
  • Ridi River
  • Purwa River
  • Jhumsa River
  • Dovan River

    • Major Lakes

  • Satyawati Lake (1400m above sea level)
  • Pravas Lake
  • Sita Kunda

    • Places of Attraction

  • Argeli Palace was constructed by Juddha Shamsher and is considered a beautiful palace.
  • Forts like Kalika fort, Nuwakot fort, Bakumgadi Fort are historic place of attraction
  • Mahamritunjaya Statue of Lord Shiva situated at Barangdi which is the biggest in asia among metal statue of Lord Shiva
  • Rambha Devi Temple is one of the famous and religious place 31 km east of Tansen in Tahu VDC.
  • Ramdi is a religious place in the bank of Kali Gandaki River. On the 1st of Baisakh there is a festival in this area.
  • Ranighat Palace (Ranimahal) is also called Tajmahal of Nepal due to similar stories behind the construction of this palace. It was constructed by General Khadka for her wife Tejkumari in 1893 AD.
  • Rishikesh Complex of Ruru Kshetra Hindu pilgrimage and cremation site
  • Rishikesh Temple was built by the King Manimukunda Sen. According to Hindu mythology, this is the place where some part of body of Satidevei was cremated. It is famous for festival which occurs in 1st of Magh month when hidus come to take bath in Kali Gandaki River.
  • Shrinagar Hill is spot for viewing high Himalayas. Dhawalagiri, Tukuche, Nilgiri, Annapurana,Himchuli and other mountains can be viewed from this place.
  • Tansen is a historic city with palaces, temples, stupas and historic architecture.
  • Vhairabsthan Temple is a Shiva temple with huge trident, believed to be largest in Asia.

    • Trivia

    People have a saying that it looks similar to Nepal in term of its geographical borders.

    References

    Palpa District Wikipedia
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