Namasste Khotang

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PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL FEATURES OF KHOTANG DISTRICT

At the eastern tip of Nepal lies Khotang district a part with picturesque hills, temples and lakes. Khotang district is a hidden treasure of our country Nepal. This district is only 550 km away from the capital city Kathmandu, but due to geographical figure it takes 2 to 3 days to reach many places where the faces\people of different culture are making their livelihood. Eastern region including Khotang has one of the beautiful ranges of snow bedded mountains. Upper it goes from hilly to mountains we see the views which beholds our breath to capture the unedifying moment.

It is surrounded on its northern side by the snowcapped mountains and its lush green forests, deep river and beautiful lakes are simply mesmerizing. Due to the wide variety of altitudinal and climate conditions, different types of forest are found here. The unique feature of Khotang district is its inhabitants; in fact their diversity is quite fascinating. A large number of people practice their ancient beliefs and follow indigenous religious concepts. The tribes are also synonymous with music and dance and they display a wide array of dances unique to each tribe. Certain dances have a religious significance, while other performed for sheer entertainment.

Khotang background

Khotang which is well known for the Halesi Mahadev (East Pashupati) lies in Sagarmatha

zone of Eastern Region of Nepal. It is situated between Bhojpur district in the east;

Okhaldhunga districts in the west, Solukhumbu district in the north and Udayapur district in

the south. It is one of the poorest, most remote and undeveloped district with in the eastern

region of Nepal.

The poverty and remoteness of the district  is due to the limitation in mobility and

accessibility to the economic activities. Transport is one of the major components in

providing accessibility and hence increases the mobility for various requirements. Physically

it has rugged topography abraded by rivers and streams demanding high density of transport

infrastructure. With this geophysical complexity, large part of the district remains

inaccessible to road head.

Khotang

Khotang is one of the beautiful district of Nepal. It is located in hilly region.The district headquarter of Khotang is Diktel.there are 76 villiage development committe in Khotang. There are 3 airport in Khotang.The neighbour district of Khotang are Bhojpur, Solukhumbu, Okhaldhunga. There are many hills and mountain in Khotang. The most popular mountain is Tamke.The population of Khotang is nearly 3 lakh.The main occupation of Khotang is agriculrure.