Terhathum District
Terhathum District ' onMouseout='HidePop("49452")' href="/topics/Kosi_Zone">Kosi Zone

Kosi Zone

Koshi Zone Koshi Zone is divided into six districts:*Bhojpur District*Dhankuta District*Morang District*Sankhuwasabha District*Sunsari District*Terhathum District-See also:*Zones of Nepal*Regions of Nepal*Districts of Nepal...

, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

. The district, with Myanglung

Myanglung

Myanglung is a town and district headquarters of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of Nepal. In December 2002 the bazaar of Myanglung was hit by fire, 211 families were affected when 85 shops were gutted.-References:...

 as its district headquarters, covers an area of 679 km² and has a population (2001) of 113,111. The word Tehrathum is constructed from thirteen ("tehra") and "thum" (castle or fort). This can be spelled as Terathum, Tehrathum or Terhathum. The town supposedly is the site of one of a series of guard posts once protecting the territory of the Limbu

Limbu people

The Yakthung or Limbu tribes and clans belong to the Kirati nation or to the Kirat confederation.They are indigenous to the hill and mountainous regions of east Nepal between the Arun and Mechi rivers to as far as Southern Tibet, Bhutan and Sikkim....

s (Limbuwan). Therathum is a word also used to mention Myanglung Bazar which has the district headquarters of Tehrathum. Myanglung

Myanglung

Myanglung is a town and district headquarters of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of Nepal. In December 2002 the bazaar of Myanglung was hit by fire, 211 families were affected when 85 shops were gutted.-References:...

 is onomatopoeic for the sound of a cat meowing and refers to an old tradition of a Hindu temple (still extant) in the town which had a resident cat. The "myang" means cat and "lung" means stone in Limbu (Kirat) language. The story is that the cat (myang) in ancient time, pawed the stone (lung) in anger. The stone still exists in Myanglung Bazaar at its gateway and is worshipped by the people entering bazaar.

Tehrathum comprises total 32 village development committees (VDC)s or local administrative divisions with 9 sub-divisions within each VDCs called wards. The VDCs are:

• Ambung
  Ambung
  Ambung is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3309 people living in 588 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Angdeem
  Angdeem
  Angdeem is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1940 people living in 358 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Basantapur
  Basantapur, Kosi
  Basantapur is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4014 people living in 775 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Chhate Dhunga
  Chhate Dhunga
  Chhate Dhunga is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3591 people living in 604 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Chuhandanda
  Chuhandanda
  Chuhandanda is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3987 people living in 703 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Dangpa
  Dangpa, Nepal
  Dangpa is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2382 people living in 428 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Eseebu
  Eseebu
  Eseebu is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3539.-External links:*...
  
  
• Hamarjung
  Hamarjung
  Hamarjung is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2956 people living in 593 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Hawaku
  Hawaku
  Hawaku is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3390 people living in 589 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Iwa
  IWA
  IWA may refer to:*Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South*Indian Workers' Association*Industrial, Wood and Allied Workers of Canada , an autonomous branch of the former International Woodworkers of America trade union...
  
  
• Jaljale
  Jaljale
  Jaljale is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4106 people living in 722 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Jirikhimti
  Jirikhimti
  Jirikhimti is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2682 people living in 509 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Khamlalung
  Khamlalung
  Khamlalung is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3617 people living in 592 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Morahang
  Morahang
  Morahang is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3679 people living in 699 individual households....
  
  
• Myanglung
  Myanglung
  Myanglung is a town and district headquarters of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of Nepal. In December 2002 the bazaar of Myanglung was hit by fire, 211 families were affected when 85 shops were gutted.-References:...
  
  
• Okhare
  Okhare
  Okhare is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4302 people living in 723 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Oyakjung
  Oyakjung
  Oyakjung is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4648 people living in 819 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Panchakanya Pokhari
  Panchakanya Pokhari
  Panchakanya Pokhari is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2437.-External links:*...
  
  
• Phakchamara
  Phakchamara
  Phakchamara is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3041.-External links:*...
  
  
• Phulek
  Phulek
  Phulek is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1566 people living in 269 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Piple
  Piple, Kosi
  Piple is a Village Development Committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1613 people residing in 285 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Pouthak
  Pouthak
  Pouthak is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2405 people living in 430 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Sabla
  Sabla
  Sabla is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2184 people living in 389 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Samdu
  Samdu
  Samdu is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2683 people living in 431 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Sankranti Bazar
  Sankranti Bazar
  Sankranti Bazar is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3266 people living in 622 individual households. Once a thriving market town, by 2001 the village had declined...
  
  
• Shree Jung
  Shree Jung
  Shree Jung is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2785 people living in 487 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Simle
  Simle
  Simle is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5073 people living in 898 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Solma
  Solma
  Solma is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4093 people living in 717 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Sudap
  Sudap
  Sudap is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3143 people living in 582 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Sungnam
  Sungnam
  Sungnam is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3797 people living in 638 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Tamfula
  Tamfula
  Tamfula is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2000 people living in 388 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Thoklung
  Thoklung
  Thoklung is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3010 people living in 506 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  

External links

• Terhathum - तेह्रथुम
• Tehrathum website under construction