Introduction of surkhet

Surkhet is a district in karnali porvince  of mid-western Nepal. Surkhet is one of the ten District of Karnali located about 600 kilometres (373 mi) west of the national capital Kathamandu. The district's area is 2,489 square kilometres (961 sq mi). It had 288,527 population in 2001 and 350,804 in 2011 which male comprised 169,461 and female 181,381. Its district headquarters, Birendranagr is the capital of Karnali Province. It is serving as a business hub and document center for Karnali province. According to population, development, road links, landforms, climate, many peoples are migrating here. After becoming province capital developmental activities are boosted and are in peak level. All the governmental works are carried here. Birendranagar is beautiful valley surrounded by hills having moderate climate.

Geography and Climate  

Surkhet Valley is one of the  inner terai valley of nepal. It borders, Achham district of Sudurpachchim, Dailekh and Jajarkot districts to the north, Salyan district to the east, Banke and Bardya districts of Lumbini and Karnali of Sudurpaschim to the south, and Doti district of Sudurpaschim to the west. All boundaries of Surkhet district by the river there are bhari and Karnali Rivers.

Climate Zone[2]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Lower Tropical	below 300 meters (1,000 ft)	2.2%
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	61.9%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	32.8%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	1.3%

Unlike the cold weather of the Karnali mountain region and hot weather of the Outer Terai region, Surkhet has a more moderate climate. Winter temperatures drop to about 5 °C and in summer it goes up to 38 °C. Monsoon brings sufficient rainfall during the rainy season. Surkhet ranks low in overall change in climatic condition. 42% covers with plain fertile land and 43% of Mahabharat Range. Rest in Siwalik range rich in forest resource.

Source of article is Wikipedia.