Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality

Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi is a Municipality in Khotang District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. The municipality was established in May 2014 merging some the previous Village Development Committees (VDCs) of Bamrang, Laphyang and Kahalle as Diktel Municipality.^[1][2]

Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Nagarpalika दिक्तेल रूपाकोट मझुवागढी
Municipality
Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality
Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Nagarpalika (Diktel Bazar, Khotang)
Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Nagarpalika Location in Province No. 1 Show map of Koshi Province Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Nagarpalika Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Nagarpalika (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 27°12′50″N 86°47′52″E
Country	Nepal
Province	Province No. 1
District	Khotang
Government
• Mayor	Tirtharaj Bhattrai ( (NC))
• Deputy Mayor	Bishan Rai (Maiost)
Area
• Total	246.51 km2 (95.18 sq mi)
• Rank	8th (Province No. 1)
Highest elevation	2,250 m (7,380 ft)
Lowest elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	46,903
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website	official website

Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Nagarpalika (Diktel Bazar, Khotang)

Diktel was renamed to Rupakot Majhuwagadhi on 10 March 2017 after merging some more VDCs. The municipality is divided into 15 wards. It is on 700 m to 2250 m of elevation from sea level. The area of the municipality is 246.51 km². There are 10,050 households with population of 46,903.^[3][4] By 2020, the name commonly used name Diktel was re-added to the municipality's official name.^{[citation needed]}

Transportation

Man Maya Airport lies in Old-Diktel offering flights to Kathmandu.^[5]

Media

To promote local culture, Diktel has two community radio stations: Halesi FM (102.4 MHz) and Rupakot Radio (105.0 MHz).

Climate

Climate data for Diktek (Dwarpa), elevation 1,829 m (6,001 ft), (1961–1990)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	13.8 (56.8)	15.6 (60.1)	20.2 (68.4)	22.6 (72.7)	23.2 (73.8)	23.8 (74.8)	23.6 (74.5)	23.6 (74.5)	22.7 (72.9)	21.7 (71.1)	18.7 (65.7)	15.5 (59.9)	20.4 (68.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	7.5 (45.5)	9.1 (48.4)	13.3 (55.9)	16.6 (61.9)	18.1 (64.6)	19.7 (67.5)	20.0 (68.0)	19.7 (67.5)	18.7 (65.7)	16.7 (62.1)	12.3 (54.1)	8.8 (47.8)	15.0 (59.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.3 (34.3)	2.9 (37.2)	6.4 (43.5)	10.6 (51.1)	13.1 (55.6)	15.6 (60.1)	16.3 (61.3)	15.8 (60.4)	14.8 (58.6)	11.6 (52.9)	5.9 (42.6)	2.2 (36.0)	9.7 (49.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	11.0 (0.43)	6.0 (0.24)	47.0 (1.85)	60.0 (2.36)	144.0 (5.67)	309.0 (12.17)	365.0 (14.37)	330.0 (12.99)	213.0 (8.39)	103.0 (4.06)	9.0 (0.35)	5.0 (0.20)	1,602 (63.08)
Source: FAO[6]