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Kavrepalanchok District

Kavrepalanchok District (Nepali: काभ्रेपलाञ्चोक जिल्ला; IAST: Kābhrepalāñcok pronounced [kabʱrepʌˈlant͡sok] ) also known as Kavre is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhulikhel as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,396 km2 (539 sq mi). It is a part of Bagmati Province and has a population of 364,039.

Nepal's Information Technology Park is also located in this district.

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Kavrepalanchok District had a population of 364,039. 6.76% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 75.68% and a sex ratio of 1035 females per 1000 males. 244,982 (67.30%) lived in municipalities.

Ethnicity wise: Hill Janjatis were the largest group, making up 43% of the population. Tamangs were the largest Hill Janjatis, making up 34% of the population and Magars 4% of the population. Khas are the second largest group, making up 43% of the population. Newars were the third largest group, making up 13% of the population.

At the time of the 2021 census, 50.39% of the population spoke Nepali, 33.15% Tamang, 10.91% Nepal Bhasha, 1.62% Magar and 1.40% Danuwar as their first language. In 2011, 50.5% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

The district consists of 13 municipalities, out of which six are urban and seven rural municipalities. These are as follows:

The small health centers in many village development committees(VDCs) are without auxiliary health workers, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs), and community health workers. As a consequence, people seeking emergency health assistance are forced to travel long distances to the district headquarters or Kathmandu, and may even end up dying without access to treatment. Many individuals still believe in Jhakri (shamans and diviners) and are reluctant to seek medical help.

PHASE Nepal, an NGO, provides many health care facilities and training programs to Rayale, a VDC of the Kavrepalanchok district. Currently, PHASE Nepal works on several projects in this district including community health and education, teacher training programmes, and hygiene and sanitation programmes.

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