Rasuwa District


Rasuwa District of 43,300. As per census 2011 total households in Rasuwa district is 9,778.
It is the smallest district by area, among 16 districts in the Himalaya region of Nepal.
Origin of its name had begun as 'Rasowa' which is believed to be derived as a combination of two Tibetan words ra and sowa as it was famous for its lamb and grazing lands. And later people started to call it Rasuwa. The administrative division of Rasuwa comprised 5 Rural Municipalities. Rasuwa is accessible by bus from Kathmandu via Pasang Lhamu highway, with its headquarters being about from Kathmandu. As of 2013, 3 VDCs namely Thuman, Langtang and Haku are not touched by any kind of roadway.

Geography and climate

Climate ZoneElevation Range% of Area
Upper Tropical300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.		 1.2%
Subtropical1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.		11.4%
Temperate2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.		20.8%
Subalpine3,000 to 4,000 meters
9,800 to 13,100 ft.		20.0%
Alpine4,000 to 5,000 meters
13,100 to 16,400 ft.		11.8%
Nivalabove 5,000 meters32.9%
TranshimalayanCold arid or semi-arid 2.0%

Its territory has elevations ranging from from mean sea Level. Forests cover 31.43% of the land while 16.63% is always snow-covered.
Steeply varying territory and plenty of natural blessings make Rasuwa a famous tourist destination in Nepal. Sightseeing places including Gosaikunda Lake and Mt. Langtang plus one of the hot springs in Nepal are located in the district.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Rasuwa District had a population of 43,300. Of these, 67.4% spoke Tamang, 26.9% Nepali, 1.7% Tibetan, 1.1% Gurung, 0.7% Newari and 0.6% Sherpa as their first language.
63.5% of the population in the district spoke Nepali and 0.5% Tamang as their second language.

Rural municipalities

Following are five Rural Municipalities in Rasuwa District:
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Many leaders of different parties are here but only 5 mayors are here. Nepali Congress won 2 places,
CPN UML won 2 place and Rastriya Prajatantrik Party won 1 seat/place. The first ever person who
was elected in Rasuwa from Nepali Congress was Mr. Bal Chandra Poudel. The history of other
parties are not commenced yet but this district in Nepal is also the one with no VDC. The winner of election
2070 bs in this district is Mr. Janarjan Dhakal.

Tourism

Rasuwa is rich in natural resources. Langtang mountain range stands to the north of Rasuwa. The northern parts of the area largely fall within the boundaries of Langtang National Park. Gosainkunda Lake, Ganja La Pass, and Tamang village in Bridim are the major highlights of Rasuwa for tourism. The Gosainkunda Lake, also known as "Frozen Lake", one of the most beautiful mountain lakes lies in the Langtang region. There are about 108 kundas in this area. Saraswati Kund, Bhairab Kund, Surya Kund and Gosainkund are most important ones.
Langtang valley is another attraction in Rasuwa which is aptly called the valley of glaciers; mountains rise soaring toward the sky. The valley offers pine forest, swift mountain streams, rugged rock and snow-capped peaks, grassy down and meadows strewn with daisies and wild animals.

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