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Bahadur Bista has said, “The land of orig<strong>in</strong> of<br />
Gurungs is the southern slopes of Annapurna,<br />
Manasalu and Himalchuli mounta<strong>in</strong>s”.<br />
Prof. Narayan Gurung provides an important<br />
note <strong>in</strong> the Lemkuko ‘Pye’ which says that<br />
Tamus governed a state <strong>in</strong> the Gandak<br />
region. Almost all Tamu scholars agree on the<br />
fact that ‘Klhole Sopre (Sonthar) Tyho’ is the<br />
ancestral land of Tamus.<br />
Bernard Pignede (1966) said, “…Gurung<br />
Country lies <strong>in</strong> the high valleys of the southern<br />
slopes of the Annapurna cha<strong>in</strong> and of<br />
Himalchuli <strong>in</strong> the central region of high hills ….<br />
The cha<strong>in</strong> of the hills which separates the valley<br />
of Kali Gandaki from that of the Modi forms the<br />
western, whilst the valley of the Budhi Gandaki<br />
constitutes the eastern border”.<br />
The <strong>English</strong> scholars, Prof. MacFarlan Elan,<br />
who studied the changes <strong>in</strong> Pye Tan Lhu<br />
Tan and Tamu population, and Mr. Simon<br />
Strickland, who has <strong>in</strong>-depth knowledge<br />
of Pajyu, are also of the view that human<br />
geography of Gurungs is concentrated<br />
around the periphery of current Gandaki<br />
zone.<br />
Highly appreciat<strong>in</strong>g the op<strong>in</strong>ion of the<br />
national and <strong>in</strong>ternational scholars/<br />
researchers, the demarcation of Tamu Hyule/<br />
Tamuwan should extend <strong>to</strong> Budhi Gandaki<br />
<strong>in</strong> the east, <strong>to</strong> Kali Gandaki <strong>in</strong> the west, <strong>to</strong><br />
the <strong>Nepal</strong>-Tibet border <strong>in</strong> the north, and <strong>to</strong><br />
Chitwan and Nawalparasi <strong>in</strong> the south.<br />
Thus, eight districts—Mustang, Manang, Kaski,<br />
Syangja, Parwat, Lamjung, Gorkha and Tanahu<br />
should fall under Tamu Hyule Tamuwan.<br />
Population<br />
Table: Ethnicity Distribution, National Census, 1991 and 2001<br />
Ethnicity Region 1991 2001<br />
Population % Population %<br />
Chhetri Hill 2,968,082 16.05 3,593,496 15.80<br />
Bahun Hill 2,388,455 12.92 2,896,477 12.74<br />
Magar Hill 1,339,308 7.24 1,622,421 7.14<br />
Tharu Tarai 1,194,224 6.46 1,533,879 6.75<br />
Tamang Hill 1,018,252 5.51 1,282,304 5.64<br />
Newar Hill 1,041,090 5.63 1,245,232 5.48<br />
Muslim Tarai 653,055 3.53 971,056 4.27<br />
Kami Hill 963,655 5.21 895,954 3.94<br />
Yadav Tarai 765,137 4.14 895,423 3.94<br />
Rai Hill 525,551 2.84 635,151 2.79<br />
Gurung Hill 449,189 2.43 543,571 2.39<br />
Damai Hill 367,989 1.99 390,305 1.72<br />
Limbu Hill 297,186 1.63 359,379 1.58<br />
Thakuri Hill 299,473 1.62 334,120 1.47<br />
Sarki Hill 276,224 1.49 318,989 1.40<br />
Teli Tarai 250,732 1.36 304,536 1.34<br />
Chamar Tarai 203,919 1.10 269,661 1.19<br />
Koiri Tarai 205,797 1.11 251,274 1.11<br />
Source: CBS, 2003<br />
Proposed Tamuwan Prov<strong>in</strong>ce Report 35