# Jajarkot District

_District of Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/jajarkot-district
Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Jajarkot District a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Khalanga as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,230 km2 (860 sq mi) and has a population of 171,304 in 2011 Nepal census.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** district of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29430#P31))
- **Located in:** Karnali Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29430#P131))
- **Population:** 189,360 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29430#P1082))
- **Area:** 2,230 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29430#P2046))
- **Official website:** ddcjajarkot.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29430#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 28.7833, 82.2167

## Questions

**Where is Jajarkot District located?**  
Jajarkot District is located in Karnali Province, Nepal.

**What is the population of Jajarkot District?**  
The population of Jajarkot District is 189,360 (as of 2011).

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- [Karnali Province](https://diginpl.com/places/karnali-province)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Jajarkot District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jajarkot_District) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): जाजरकोट जिल्ला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q29430](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29430) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Jajarkot durbar.jpg by AviAmt (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jajarkot_durbar.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Jajarkot District, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Jajarkot durbar.jpg — AviAmt, CC0.

## Cite this page

"Jajarkot District". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/jajarkot-district. Retrieved 21 October 2026.