Nepal Genealogy

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Guide to Nepal ancestry, family history and genealogy parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.



Nepal is probably the country with the greatest range in elevation and annual rainfall in the world, with elevations ranging from less than 100 meters (300 ft) to over 8,000 meters (26,000 ft) and precipitation from 160 millimeters (6 in) to over 5,000 millimeters (16 ft) the country has eight climate zones from tropical to perpetual snow.

The mountainous north of Nepal has eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest, called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा) in the Nepali language. More than 240 peaks over 20,000 ft (6,096 m) above sea level are located in Nepal. The southern Terai region is fertile and humid. (From Wikipedia)

Nepal does not have a national repository for vital statistics of any kind. There is a movement in place to establish this as a national policy, and the following link provides some information on this activity: http://www.micnepal.org/EventsActivities/ChildApp/BirthRegistration.aspx

The following two links provide some help for starting with Nepalese genealogy:

One source for finding links for Nepalese genealogy follows: http://www.genealogytoday.com/surname/finder.mv?Surname=Nepal

Another is: http://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/NEPAL

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Getting started with Nepal research
Nepal's cultural landscape is every bit as diverse as its topography. This small country covering a rough rectangular area of 800km by 300km has over two dozen distinct ethnic groups and tribes with over forty languages and dialects. The numerous festivals celebrated in Nepal throughout the year flavored with Hindu, Buddhist, and other tribal traditions are a testament to this remarkable diversity.

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Research Tools

 * http://4dw.net/royalark/Nepal/nepal9.htm
 * http://sherwa.de/background/genealogical_charts.htm
 * http://www.dolia.gov.np/
 * http://www.nepalhomepage.com/dir/general/general.php
 * http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107820.html


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 * Nepal follows a different calendar system than in the West. According to this system, 2002-2003 is Bikram Sambat 2059. The New Year begins in mid-April. Like the Julian system, there are 12 months, each month beginning around the middle of a Western month. Festival dates are, however, determined by lunar calendar.