Rukum

Area of Rukum	2,895.2 km²
Population	202,360
Male Population	95,537 (47.2%)
Female Population	106,822 (52.8%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+1,184.9%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+5.8%
Median Age	18.5 years old
Male Median Age	17.7 years old
Female Median Age	19.3 years old
Timezone	Nepal Time

Rukum Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	15,749	104,371	191,200	202,360
Population Density	5.44 / km²	36.0 / km²	66.0 / km²	69.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rukum Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 5.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Rukum	+1,184.9%	+93.9%	+5.8%
Rapti	+1,279.5%	+104.6%	+9.4%
Nepal	+115%	+52%	+20.2%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rukum Median Age

Median Age: 18.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Rukum	18.5 years	17.7 years	19.3 years
Rapti	19.2 years	17.8 years	20.5 years
Nepal	21.5 years	20.4 years	22.6 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Rukum Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	12,044	11,945	23,989
5-9	14,857	14,986	29,844
10-14	15,193	15,620	30,813
15-19	10,540	12,551	23,092
20-24	7,324	10,176	17,500
25-29	5,901	8,033	13,935
30-34	4,785	6,503	11,288
35-39	4,741	5,839	10,581
40-44	4,268	5,150	9,418
45-49	3,762	4,277	8,039
50-54	3,622	3,482	7,105
55-59	2,781	2,688	5,469
60-64	2,790	2,849	5,640
65-69	1,750	1,632	3,383
70-74	1,180	1,090	2,270
75-79	0	0	0
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Rukum Population Density

Population Density: 69.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Rukum	202,360	2,895.2 km²	69.9 / km²
Rapti	1.4 million	11,039.3 km²	128.1 / km²
Nepal	28.6 million	147,655.4 km²	193.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rukum Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1750 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1800	4,493	n/a	n/a
1900	6,450	3.7%	195
1910	6,891	6.8%	441
1920	7,683	11.5%	792
1930	8,405	9.4%	722
1940	9,198	9.4%	793
1950	10,067	9.4%	869
1960	12,047	19.7%	1,980
1970	14,868	23.4%	2,821
1990	104,371	164.9%	44,751
2000	191,200	83.2%	86,829
2020	208,548	4.4%	8,674
2030	218,836	4.9%	10,288
2040	226,754	3.6%	7,918
2050	232,352	2.5%	5,598
2060	230,267	-0.9%	-2,085
2070	221,225	-3.9%	-9,042
2080	207,424	-6.2%	-13,801
2090	190,547	-8.1%	-16,877
2100	173,163	-9.1%	-17,384

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Rukum CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Rukum	65,298 t	0.32 t	22.6 t/km²
Rapti	459,642 t	0.32 t	41.6 t/km²
Nepal	11,072,303 t	0.39 t	75 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (9)
Drought	Medium (4.7)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (8.7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Rukum

Places in Rukum

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Arma	15.3 km²	3,815	249.6 / km²
Athbiskot	49.3 km²	8,194	166.0 / km²
Baphikot	64.6 km²	5,360	83.0 / km²
Bhalakacha	18 km²	3,909	217.0 / km²
Bijayshwari	28.9 km²	3,743	129.6 / km²
Chhibang	22.1 km²	3,368	152.6 / km²
Chokhabang	19.8 km²	5,411	273.8 / km²
Chunbang	38.7 km²	3,198	82.7 / km²
Dandagaun	33.3 km²	4,132	124.2 / km²
Dani Pipal	70.4 km²	4,285	60.9 / km²
Duli	39.8 km²	4,745	119.1 / km²
Garayala	44.5 km²	5,762	129.4 / km²
Ghetma	29.4 km²	6,655	226.5 / km²
Gotamkot	273.5 km²	4,764	17.4 / km²
Hukam	87.8 km²	2,121	24.1 / km²
JAN	142.5 km²	3,093	21.7 / km²
Jhula	19.2 km²	3,249	169.5 / km²
Kakri	110.3 km²	4,653	42.2 / km²
Kanda	36 km²	2,532	70.3 / km²
Khara	28.3 km²	6,154	217.5 / km²
Kholagaun	26.8 km²	2,936	109.6 / km²
Kol	62.3 km²	4,870	78.2 / km²
Kotjahari	21.3 km²	10,837	509.0 / km²
Mahatgaun	57.9 km²	2,513	43.4 / km²
Marbang	20.8 km²	3,617	173.5 / km²
Muru	18 km²	12,132	672.9 / km²
Musikot-Khalanga	22.9 km²	6,240	272.9 / km²
Nuwakotdanda	21.5 km²	5,452	253.2 / km²
Peugha	18 km²	4,000	222.7 / km²
Pokhara	28.8 km²	4,643	161.1 / km²
Purtimkanda	29.5 km²	2,083	70.5 / km²
Pwang	60.1 km²	4,322	71.9 / km²
Rangsigaun	47.9 km²	2,172	45.3 / km²
Ranmamaikot	610 km²	3,780	6.2 / km²
Rugha	19.6 km²	4,140	211.1 / km²
Sankh	40.3 km²	5,206	129.0 / km²
Simli	22 km²	1,931	87.7 / km²
Sisne	175.9 km²	5,900	33.5 / km²
Sobha	45.3 km²	5,541	122.2 / km²
Syalkhadi	163.8 km²	4,729	28.9 / km²
Syalpakha	39.6 km²	5,180	130.8 / km²
Takasera	130.8 km²	3,700	28.3 / km²
Tallo Magma	40.3 km²	7,316	181.7 / km²

Other places in Rapti

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Dang Deokhuri	3,058.7 km²	555,200	181.5 / km²
Pyuthan	1,320.5 km²	218,565	165.5 / km²
Rolpa	1,885.1 km²	210,416	111.6 / km²
Salyan	1,879.9 km²	228,046	121.3 / km²

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