Mustang District

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Mustang (Nepali: मुस्ताङ जिल्ला, romanized: Mustāṅ Jillā) is a district in Gandaki Province, located in northern Nepal. It is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal and covers an area of 3,573 km2 (1,380 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest district in Nepal by area. According to 2021 Nepal Census, the district has an population of 14,452. It's administrative headquarters is Jomsom. The district is located in Gandaki Province in northern Nepal, straddling the Himalayas and extending northward onto the Tibetan Plateau. It is among the most remote and least densely populated districts of the country. Elevation ranges from 1,372 meters to 8,167 meters at Dhaulagiri, the seventh-highest mountain in the world, with several peaks exceeding 7,000 meters. Agriculture and animal husbandry are the primary occupations of the population. The entire district lies within the Annapurna Conservation Area, the largest protected area in Nepal. Conservation, tourism regulation, and development activities...

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