# Kalikot District

_District of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Kalikot District, a part of Karnali province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Manma as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,741 km2 (672 sq mi), had a population of 105,580 in 2001 and 136,948 in 2011. In September 2005, in a bid to encourage a change in social attitudes, the government announced that it would provide rice to any family that had recently had a girl born.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** district of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28102#P31))
- **Located in:** Karnali Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28102#P131))
- **Population:** 145,292 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28102#P1082))
- **Area:** 1,741 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28102#P2046))
- **Official website:** ddckalikot.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28102#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 29.1500, 81.6167

## Questions

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

**What is the population of Kalikot District?**  
The population of Kalikot District is 145,292 (as of 2011).

## Related

- [Sunil Dhamala](https://diginpl.com/people/sunil-dhamala)
- [Yogi Naraharinath](https://diginpl.com/people/yogi-naraharinath)
- [Manma](https://diginpl.com/places/manma)
- [Karnali Province](https://diginpl.com/places/karnali-province)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Kalikot District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalikot_District) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): कालीकोट जिल्ला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%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 Q28102](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28102) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Karnali River,Jite Gadhi,Kalikot.jpg by Sugar.xli (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karnali_River,Jite_Gadhi,Kalikot.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Kalikot District, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Karnali River,Jite Gadhi,Kalikot.jpg — Sugar.xli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

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