Jumla District (Nepali: जुम्ला जिल्लाListen^ⓘ), is one of the ten districts of the Karnali province of Nepal. This district has Jumla as its headquarters, an area of 2,531 square kilometres (977 sq mi); it had populations of 89,427 and 108,921, respectively, in the national censuses of 2001 and 2011.^[3] Its territory lies between longitudes 81⁰ 28' and 82⁰ 18' East, and between latitudes 28⁰ 58' and 29⁰ 30' North.^[4]

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Jumla District जुम्ला जिल्ला
District
Aerial view of Sinja Valley
Nickname:  Jumlanepal
Location of Jumla District (dark yellow) in Karnali Province of Nepal.
Coordinates: 29.275278°N 82.183333°E / 29.275278; 82.183333
Country	Nepal
Province	Karnali Province
Admin HQ.	Jumla
Municipality	List Urban Chandannath Rural Kankasundari Sinja Hima Tila Guthichaur Tatopani Patarasi
Government [1]
• Type	Coordination committee
• Body	DCC, Jumla
• Parliamentary constituencies	1 seats List Jumla 1
• Provincial constituencies	2 seats List Jumla 1(A) Jumla 1(B)
Area
• Total	2,531 km2 (977 sq mi)
Highest elevation	4,679 m (15,351 ft)
Lowest elevation	915 m (3,002 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	108,921
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Chetri, Bahun, Thakuri
• Female ♀	50%
Human Development Index
• Literacy	55%
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (NPT)
Postal Codes	21200, 21202, 21204, 21205..., 21209
Telephone Code	087
Main Language(s)	Nepali
Major highways	Karnali
Website	daojumla.moha.gov.np ddcjumla.gov.np

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The Nepali language (then known as Khas language) originated in the Sinja Valley. Sinja was the capital of Khas Kingdom, and the dialect called "Khas Bhasa" is still spoken among that region's people.^[5]

Geographically, Jumla is a Himalayan mountainous region of which elevations ranges from 915 metres (3,002 ft) to 4,679 metres (15,351 ft). The Higher Himalayan Region consists of Patarasi and Kanjirowa Himalayan ranges. The major rivers in Jumla are Hima, Tila and Jawa.^[4]

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Jumla District had a population of 108,921.

As first language, 98.8% spoke Nepali, 0.6% Tamang, 0.3% Sherpa and 0.1% other languages.^[12]

Ethnicity/caste: 60.4% were Chhetri, 10.9% Hill Brahmin, 7.4% Kami, 7.4% Thakuri, 7.1% Sarki, 2.5% Damai/Dholi, 1.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.1% Tamang, 0.9% Lohar, 0.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Bhote, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Thakali and 0.2% others.^[13]

Religion: 97.9% were Hindu, 1.2% Buddhist, 0.7% Christian, 0.1% Muslim and 0.1% others.^[14]

Literacy: 54.0% could read and write, 3.4% could only read and 42.5% could neither read nor write.^[15]

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Historical population

Census year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1981	68,797	—
1991	75,964	+1.00%
2001	89,427	+1.65%
2011	108,921	+1.99%
2021	119,377	+0.92%
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Source: Citypopulation[16]

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On 10 March 2017 Government of Nepal restricted old administrative structures and announced 744 new local level units (9 added later) as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015,^[17]

According to new structure Jumla district is divided into 1 municipality (urban) and 7 rural municipality:

Jumla along with Humla, Dolpa and Mustang districts have a history of people using traditional plants for medicine. Research has shown there are up to 109 different species of Ethnomedicine in these areas.^[18]

Fifteen different species of plants are known to be used in ethno-veterinary practices in Jumla.^[19]

A 2019 study on blood types of people in Jumla revealed A positive is the most common blood type while B positive was the most requested from the blood bank at Karnali Academy of Health Sciences. It also states the most frequent demand for blood came from the gynecological department.^[20]

A study on Health facility preparedness of maternal and neonatal health services in 2021 found that Health facilities have better staffing levels, have access to essential medicines and provision of ambulance transport of women and children.^[21]

As part of research on the leading causes of death among Nepali women of child-bearing age, a study on Mental Health and Suicide among women in Jumla has found that there are six issues when it comes to women's lives and views on suicide: mental health issues; economics; education; domestic issues; differential gender impacts; suicide and thoughts about it.^[22]

A study aimed at finding the frequency of teenage pregnancy and its outcomes revealed that it was 22% among total deliveries and that maternal complication accounted for 33% of the total pregnancies.^[23] Awareness about teenage pregnancy is low.^[24]

Women of Jumla were one of the first to be recruited into the Maoist Insurgency.^[25]

Child marriage is prevalent in Jumla as of 2019.^{[citation needed]}

64.4% of women in Jumla are illiterate.^[26]

An "inter-caste economic dependency in a long-term hereditary contractual labor relations" is called Lagi-Lagitya. The castes of Bahun, Thakuri, Chettri who own land but don't till themselves employ low caste groups of Kami and Sarki to work on their lands.^[27]

Jumla is rich in Non Timber Forest Products (NTFP) namely medicinal plants and aromatics. 41% of the district is covered with Forest and rangeland.^[28]

The Himalayan Black Bear damages crops and attacks livestocks but locals support the animal's conservation.^[29]

The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a threatened carnivore species is found in Jumla.^[30]

Jumli Marshi is a high altitude rice variety that is thought to have been cultivated in Jumla since 1300 years ago.^[31]

Jumla: A Nurse's Story

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• Beauty of Winter in Jumla
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• Wooden Craft, Jumla, Sinja
• Way to Jumla
• Jumla Panorama