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Surkhet is a district belongs to Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. This is full of natural beauty and resources. Green jungles and Valley covered by magnificent mountains is the main attraction of Surkhet. Birendranagar is the administrative headquarter of Surkhet district as well as the whole Mid-Western Development Region. Radio stations, Press, Hospital, Colleges, Banks and other latest facilities are provided to public. It is a part of Surkhet Valley, which is about 50 Square Kilometers in size. It is holding its name from late king Birendra Bir Bikram Shah. It is approximately 400 kilometers west of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.
                                                      The temperature ranges from 5°C to 38°C from winter to summer. Inhabitants people started living in this valley after the

eradication of malaria. Before its own identity as an independent district, it used to be in the district of Dailekh. Surkhet is hub to remote districts like Dailekh, Kaalikot, Jumla, Mugu, Jajarkot, and Salyan. Recently because of insurgency, many people have migrated to Surkhet from these districts. The majority of the people are Brahmin and Chettris, and there are minorities which are Newar, Magar, Tharu, Sunaar, and Kaami. Eighty percent of the people are Hindu. Others are Buddhists, Christians, and Muslims.

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Surkhet is a district in Bheri Zone of Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. It has an area of about 2450 Square Kilometers. Its headquarter Birendranagar, is the economic and administrative center of not just Surkhet but the entire Mid-Western Development Region. It is part of Surkhet Valley, which lies between the Chure and Mahabharat Mountain ranges. The valley is elliptically shaped and is about 50 Square Kilometers in size. It runs about 9 km in east-west and 6 km in north-south direction. It's elevation is about 700 meters above sea level. Ratna Rajmarg, the highway from Kohalpur that connects Surkhet to the Terai Region, passes right through the valley and the city center. The Karnali Highway links Surkhet to Jumla and the entire Karnali Region.