Simkot Rural Municipality

For headquarters of Humla District, see Simikot.

Simkot (Nepali: सिमकोट गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Humla District of Karnali Province of Nepal.^[1][2][3]

Simkot सिमकोट गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Simkot village
Simkot Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°58′18″N 81°49′15″E
Country	Nepal
Province	Karnali Province
District	Humla
Wards	8
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr.Padam Bahadur Lama (NC)
• Vice-chairperson	Mr.Wali Rawat -Independent
Area
• Total	785.89 km2 (303.43 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,557
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Headquarter	Simikot
Website	simkotmun.gov.np

The rural municipality is divided into total 8 wards and the headquarters of the rural municipality is situated at Simikot.

Simikot airport is one and only airport of Humla, located on Simikot. Simkot serves as the gateway to Mansarobar/ Kailash pilgrimage.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 80.0% of the population in Simkot Rural Municipality spoke Nepali, 18.7% Tamang, 0.3% Magar, 0.3% Sign language, 0.2% Maithili and 0.1% Doteli as their first language; 0.4% spoke other languages.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 40.5% were Chhetri, 25.1% Thakuri, 19.1% Tibetan, 9.9% Kami, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.1% Hill Brahmin, 0.8% Byasi/Sauka, 0.5% Magar and 1.1% others.

In terms of religion, 80.2% were Hindu, 19.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Christian, 0.1% Muslim and 0.1% others.^[4]