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Kaski District ((ネパール語:कास्की जिल्ला) , a part of Gandaki Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The name is disambiguated from Kaskikot, the ancient Kaski Kingdom. The district, with Pokhara as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,017 km² and had a population of 492,098 according to 2011 Census. This district lies at the centroid point of the country. The altitude of Kaski district ranges from 450 meters the lowest land to 8091 meters the highest point in the Himalaya range. Kaski District politically has 43 VDCs, 2 municipalities, 13 ilakas and 4 electoral sectors. The district covers parts of the Annapurna mountain range, and the picturesque scene of the mountains can be observed from most parts of the district. It is one of the best tourist destinations of Nepal. The district is full of rivers such as SetiGandaki, Modi and Madi along with other rivulets. The district headquarters Pokhara lies about 750 m above the sea level and is one of the best tourist destinations in the world. The district is famous for the Himalayan range with about 11 Himalayas with height greater than 7000 m. The famous Peaks include Machhapuchhre (Virgin Peak - 6993m). The Annapurna Range in the northern side is always full of snow. The beautiful scenery of northern mountains, gorge of Seti River, Davis Falls, natural caves, Fewa Lake, Begnas Lake and Rupa Lake are important natural resources of this district with great tourism values. ==Etymology== Regarding the name of kaski district, there are many conventions. the main conventions are listed below: 1.The name was derived from Kashyap Rishi who spent his time in Kaskikot making ayurvedic grantha "Kashyap Sagita". 2.The second theory suggests that the name was derived from the people used to live here before many years named "kasayaki". 3. Next theory suggests that the place with natural mineral resources is called "koshkash" and as the district was full of natural mineral resources it was named kaski. 4.Next theory suggests that in the Gurung language the meaning of "kash" is "kachhad-dress of Nepali people" and as here are many people who dress "kachhad" the place was named kaski. 5.Next saying states that the name was originated from the central part of Kaski called Kaskikot. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kaski District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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