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VDCs S.N. Ethnicity Having population more than 50 % Having population more than 30 % Having population more than 10% 1 Chhetri 401 895 1,972 2 Magar 179 378 900 3 Tamang 165 306 644 4 Bahun 110 419 1,509 5 Tharu 108 238 446 6 Gurung 79 123 307 7 Rai 76 179 338 8 Limbu 45 106 187 9 Yadav 39 166 589 10 Muslim 36 138 514 11 Newar 30 73 394 Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, National Foundation for Upliftment of Indigenous Nationalities (NFDIN) 4. Gurung Population in Nepal, National Census, 2001 S.N. District Total Population Total Population Male Female Percent Rank of District of Gurung 1 Mustang 14,981 6,770 3,291 3,479 45.19 1st 2 Manang 9,587 7,273 3,633 3,640 75.86 1st 3 Gorkha 288,134 64,240 29,994 34,246 22.30 1st 4 Lamjung 177,149 56,140 26,241 29,899 31.69 1st 5 Kaski 380,527 69,038 31,657 37,381 18.14 1st 6 Tanahu 315,237 39,418 18,275 21,143 12.50 2nd 7 Syangja 313,720 31,687 14,304 17,383 9.99 3rd 8 Parbat 157,826 8,034 3,749 4,285 5.09 5th Nepal 22,736,934 543,571 259,376 284,185 2.39 11th • Reviewing the population, there are many people raising serious questions as to who will govern – minorities or majorities? What we wish is not a unitary ethnic state of Tamuwan. Therefore, it will not be the case that Tamu Hyule or Tamuwan will be the rulers of the state and all others will be governed by Tamus. As per a democratic system and based on proportional and inclusive principles, equal participation of all ethnicities, languages and regions shall be ensured in all organs of the State. • According to the 2001 census, there are official records of, 100 castes/ ethnicities, 8 religions and 92 languages and language-speakers in Nepal. In this context, people argue 36 Federalism Dialogues Series 5
about whether it is possible to form the state on the basis of all ethnicities and languages. Eighteen different ethnic communities have more than 1% population. All shall have the right to govern as per the policy of autonomy under autonomy based on their dense settlement. Opportunities • Apples of Mustang, Musk deer and sheep in the Himalayan region, production of wool, Yarchagumba (Cordyceps Sinensis), Panch-aunle (Dactylorhiza Hatagirea) and other herbs can be exported to Tibet and India. • Similarly in hilly areas, income can be generated from orange farming in Tanahu, Gorkha and Syangja districts, and vegetable farming in other districts, including Kaski. • Foreign exchange can be earned from the influx of domestic and foreign tourists after the completion of the currently proposed International Airport in Pokhara, which would be the capital or headquarters of the proposed State. • For this, entrepreneurs will have to be allowed to operate well-managed hotels/lodges in the trekking routes including in Pokhara. • To constitute and develop mothers’ groups and youth organizations in tourist villages like Sirubari in Gorkha, Lamjung, Tanahun, Manang, and Mustang districts. • Youths will get jobs if Rupa lake, Begnas lake and Tilicho lake are developed as a tourist destinations like Fewa lake. • If Annapurna Conservation Area is kept free of poaching and developed into a centre of attraction for the tourists, hotels and lodges would increase and thereby enhance the possibility of earning foreign currency. • Improvement in transportation services to the villages and communities, conservation of forest by forming mothers’ groups and mobilizing youth groups and opening of rural museums and required hotels should be done. • Since the proposed Tamu Hyule (Gurung State) is also not poor in water resources, the state treasury can be strengthened through hydropower production. Examples at present are the Pokhara Fewa Lake, Jomsom, Syangja Seti Confluence, Chame, Marsyangdi, Andhi Khola, Arughat. • Establishing view towers in Pokhara Kahun Danda, Kolma Baharachour and Panchse lake will help increase domestic and foreign tourists and thereby increase income for the State. • The sites of religious and cultural importance such as Muktinath temple, Manakamana temple, Dudhapokhari, Khol Sopren Tyho, Alamdevi temple, etc. and other sites of touristic and cultural importance can be maintained for tourists and pilgrims. • Similarly, there are mines in the proposed Tamu Hyule, for example, the possibility to extract 10 million tons of iron in Labdi Khola, Tanahu. Similarly there is also possibility of iron mining in Dhorkhani of Tanahu, Dhulakot of Prawat, and Sekham of Syangja. Similarly, there is possibility of copper mining in Pandi Khola Proposed Tamuwan Province Report 37
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