Amargadhi
Amargadhi
अमरगढी | |
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Statue of Amar Singh Thapa at Amaragadhi Fort | |
| Coordinates: 29°18′07″N 80°35′19″E / 29.30194°N 80.58861°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Sudurpashchim |
| District | Dadeldhura |
| Incorporated | January 24, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dilli Prasad Joshi |
| • Deputy Mayor | Parbati Jhukal |
| Elevation | 1,848 m (6,063 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 21,245 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Postal code | 10300 |
| Area code | 096 |
| Website | amargadhimun |
Amargadhi is a municipality and the district headquarters of Dadeldhura District in Sudurpashchim Province in western Nepal. It was named after Gorkha General Amar Singh Thapa, who fought in the Gurkha War between 1814 and 1816. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 21,245 people living in 4,778 individual households.