Helmets ( Nepalese. कास्की जिल्ला ) - one of the 75 districts of Nepal . It is part of the Gandaki zone, which, in turn, is part of the western region of the country. The administrative center is the city of Pokhara .
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Helmets | |
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Nepalese. कास्की जिल्ला | |
A country | Nepal |
Enters into | Gandaki |
Adm Centre | Pokhara |
History and geography | |
Square | 2017 km² |
Timezone | UTC + 5: 45 |
Population | |
Population | 492,098 people ( 2011 ) |
It borders on Manang (in the north), Lamjung (in the east), Tanakhu (in the southeast), Syangja (in the south-west), Parbat and Myagdi regions of the Dhaulagiri region (in the west). The area of the district is 2017 km².
According to the 2011 census, the population is 492,098, of which 236,385 are men and 255,713 are women [1] . According to the 2001 census, the population numbered 380,527 people [2] . 82.33% of the population profess Hinduism ; 13.47% - Buddhism ; 2.14% is Christianity and 0.90% is Islam [3] .