Simikot

Simikot is the administrative headquarters of Humla District of Karnali Zone in the mountain region of northwestern Nepal.

Simikot सिमिकोट
District Headquarters
Simikot Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°58′18″N 81°49′15″E
Country	Nepal
Province	Karnali
District	Humla
Area
• Total	785.89 km^2 (303.43 sq mi)
Area rank	18th largest RM (in country) 6th largest (in province)
Elevation	2,910 m (9,550 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,557
• Density	15/km^2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website	simkotmun.gov.np

Transport

Access to Simikot from developed parts of Nepal is mainly by air. Simikot Airport's relatively short 549 metres (1,800 ft) runway at nearly 3,000 metre elevation requires passenger planes with STOL characteristics such as Dornier Do 28 and de Havilland Twin Otter.

Roads from the south have only reached Jumla 86 kilometres (53 mi) to the southeast, however a rough road has been built from the Tibet Autonomous Region border crossing at Hilsa, 51 kilometres (32 mi) WNW

Media

Simikot has two Community radio Stations: Radio Karnali Aawaj at 94.2 MHz and Radio Kailash at 103.4 MHz.

See also

• UN map of Humla District
• Thubron, Colin (2011). To a Mountain in Tibet. New York: Harper Collins. Retrieved Dec 14, 2013.

References