Gorkha

Gorkha district is located in 27-15' 28°45' north latitude and 84027' - 84058' east longitude (NPP, 1999) According to the DDPN, 2004 the district is at an elevation of 1097 meters with the area of 3610 sq. kms (the maps has been displayed in Annex 11).

Out of them 112,535 k.m. land is covered by forest, 58990 km is covered by pasture and left 54359 km is agriculture land of the total agricultural land 41,482 is cultivated and 13,057km is non-cultivated" :--­Ecologically this district lies in the hilly region the Grokha comprises of three topographical regions, they are high Himalayans, high mountain and mid mountain. For the administrative purpose, it lies in the Midwestern zone and it's headquarter is Pokharithok.

There are 66 villages development committees and a municipality named Prithivi Narayan Municipality as a grass root level administrative unit. 

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people. Paddy, maize, millet, wheat, barely and oilseeds, potato, sugarcane, tobacco and ginger are the main crops of this district. Besides agriculture, the small and cottage industries also exist in the district. 16 small cottage and cottage industries were registered in 2002 (DDPN, 2004). 

Gorkha has multi-cultural and multi-ethnic groups of people. The major castes in the district are Gurung, Brahmin, Chhetri, Magar, P-; Newar, Sarki, Kami, Damai, Muslim and Tamang respectively. The majority of the Gorkhali people speaks Nepali language and some of them speak s(Gurung, Magar, Newar Tamang and Chepang) their mother tongue. Large number of people of the district are Hindus where some are Buddhists, Christian and Islam, Jain, Sikh respectively (CBS, 2001).

Places to Visit

1. Manakamana Temple:

The Manakamana Temple situated in the Gorkha district of Nepal is the sacred place of the Hindu Goddess Bhagwati, an incarnation of Parvati. The name Manakamana originates from two words, “mana” meaning heart and “kamana” meaning wish. Venerated since the 17th century, it is believed that Goddess Bhagawati grants the wishes of all those who make the pilgrimage to her shrine to worship her.

2. Gorakhnath Cave:

It lies ten meters down the southern side of Gorkha Palace which is visited with great devotion by Brahmans and Chhetris considering it to be the holy pilgrimage Site. Great fare is organized each year on the day of Baisakh Purnima(the full moon Day of Baisakh) in Gorakhnath Cave.

3. Gorakhkali Temple: 

This Temple is located at the west side of the Gorkha Palace.

4. Chepe, Daraudi, Marsyangdi and Budhi Gandaki.

5. Gorkha Palace : 

About 1700 steps leads you to the top of the hill at an altitude of 3281 ft. where Newar fashioned Gorkha Palace stands firm along with forts and temple boasting on its rich History. It is at 40–50 minutes of Walking Distance far from Gorkha Bazaar. One can view Manaslu(the 8th Highest Mountain of the World), Dhaulagiri and Ganesh Mountains from the Palace Complex.

Tallo Durba is a major tourist attraction

6. Manaslu

7. Ligligkot and Lakhan Thapa Gaon are popular places in Gorkha for Hiking.

8. Dhike Dada is a new attraction for public from Gorkha,Tanahun and Lamjung.