Makwanpur District (Nepali: मकवानपुर जिल्ला; ), in Bagmati Province, earlier a part of Narayani Zone, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The city of Hetauda serves as the district headquarters and also as the provincial headquarters. The district covers an area of 2,426 km2 (937 sq mi) and had a population of 392,604 in 2001 and 420,477 in 2011. The latest census of 2021 recorded the population of Makwanpur as 466,073.
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History
During Rana regime, the district was named Chisapani District and the headquarter of the district was situated in Chisapani Gadhi, Bhimphedi. The district renamed as Makwanpur on the name of Makwanpurgadhi and the headquarter moved to Hetauda in 1982.
Demographics
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Makwanpur District had a population of 466,073. 7.87% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 77.82% and a sex ratio of 993 females per 1000 males. 232,446 (49.87%) lived in municipalities.
Ethnicity wise: Hill Janjatis are the largest group, making up 61% of the population. Tamangs were the largest Hill Janjati group, making up 47% of the population. Khas people made up 30% of the population.
As their first language, 44.23% of the population spoke Tamang, 41.17% Nepali, 4.42% Chepang, 3.79% Nepal Bhasha, 1.75% Bhojpuri and 1.45% Magar as their first language. In 2011, 41.5% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.
Administration
The district consists of 10 Municipalities, out of which one is a sub-metropolitan city, one is an urban municipality and eight are rural municipalities. These are as follows:
Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City
Thaha Municipality
Bhimphedi Rural Municipality
Makawanpurgadhi Rural Municipality
Manahari Rural Municipality
Raksirang Rural Municipality
Bakaiya Rural Municipality
Bagmati Rural Municipality
Kailash Rural Municipality
Indrasarowar Rural Municipality
Notable people
Rupchandra Bista - Nepalese politician
Kamal Thapa - Nepalese politician
Ganesh Thapa - ex. president of the All Nepal Football Association
Kabiraj Negi Lama - Nepalese National Para Taekwondo Team Coach, 2020 Summer Paralympics and 2024 Summer Paralympics Coach
Ananta Prasad Paudel - Nepalese politician
Ganesh Lal Shrestha - Nepalese poet, musician and social worker
Bal Krishna Pokharel - Nepalese writer, linguist, historian, and literary critic
Kedar Ghimire - Nepalese comedian, actor, scriptwriter, and film producer
Ajeya Sumargi - chairman of the Muktishree group of companies
Anjan Bista - Nepali footballer
Bikash Bista - Nepalese Economist and Statistician, and the former Director General of Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal
Birodh Khatiwada - Nepalese politician
Shrinkhala Khatiwada - Nepalese model and Miss Nepal World 2018
Sunil Bal - Nepalese footballer