Mugu District

Mugu District
मुगु
Location of Mugu District (dark yellow) in Karnali
Country Nepal
ProvinceKarnali Province
Admin HQ.Gamgadhi (today part of Chhayanath Rara Municipality)
Government
  TypeCoordination committee
  BodyDCC, Mugu
Area
  Total
3,535 km2 (1,365 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
55,286
  Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Websiteddcmugu.gov.np

Mugu District (Nepali: मुगु जिल्ला Listen), a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Gamgadhi as its district headquarters, covers an area of 3,535 km2 (1,365 sq mi) and had a population (2011) of 55,286. Mugu is known for being both the most remote district in Nepal, as well as the least developed.