Okhaldhunga is the headquarters of the Okhaldhunga District in the Sagarmatha Zone of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3761 living in 790 individual households.[1][2]

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Okhaldhunga ओखलढुङ्गा
Merged to Siddhicharan Municipality
Okhaldhunga Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°19′N 86°30′E
Country	Nepal
Zone	Sagarmatha Zone
District	Okhaldhunga District
Elevation	1,561 m (5,121 ft)
Population  (1991)
• Total	3,761
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Background

The name Okhaldhunga originates from "okhal", the Nepali word for "grinding stone", one of which lies at the district headquarters.

Okhaldhunga is the birthplace of the Nepalese poet, Siddhicharan Shrestha, Okhaldhunga is also known as the "District of Martyrs". It is believed that more than 56 citizens of the area died in the Nepalese struggle for democracy.

Media

To promote local culture Okhaldhunga has two FM radio stations: Radio Likhu (91.3 MHz) and Ramailo Samudayek Radio (100.6 MHz), both of which are community radio stations.[3][4][5]

Gallery

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  Portrait of a woman at Okhaldunga
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  Portrait of a woman at Okhaldunga

References

External links

• UN map of the municipalities of Okhaldhunga District