Jelbang, also known as Jelbang, is a name of Nepalese village in Rolpa District of the Lumbini Province, and is situated at the Southern Part of the Jaljala Mountain. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census[update] it had a population of 2896 people living in 510 individual households. [2] The town is populated by Magars.[3]
Jelbang
जेलबाङ Jelbang | |
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  Jelbang Location in Lumbini Province  Jelbang Jelbang (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 28°24′N 82°44′E / 28.40°N 82.74°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Lumbini Province |
| District | Rolpa District |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,945 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
History
editNepalese Civil War
editJelbang was used by Maoist rebels during the Nepalese Civil War as a military base where they trained recruits. In 2003, government forces sent in helicopters which heavily bombed Jelbang, killing large amounts of people. At least 68 people from Jelbang died during the war, including 30 who died in the village itself. Almost all died at the hands of the police or military This was the highest amount of killings during the war, and are now known as the Jelbang Killings.[4][5][6] In commemoration of the killings, Jailwang has been described as a "Model Peace Village" and a "Village of Martyrs". [by whom?]
Postwar Nepal
editIn 2020, an Article in Nagarik reported that a defunct Mine in Jelbang would be converted into a Museum. Local Authorities hope it may boost Tourism in Jelbang. [2]
References
edit- ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011(Village Development Committee/Municipality)" (PDF). Government of Nepal. National Planning Commission of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ^ a b . 2018-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20181005234846/http://cbs.gov.np/image/data/Population/VDC-Municipality%20in%20detail/VDC_Municipality.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Exploring the highlands of rustic Rolpa". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ Thapa, Deepak; Ogura, Kiyoko; Pettigrew, Judith (2009-11-07). "The social fabric of the Jelbang killings, Nepal". Dialectical Anthropology. 33 (3–4): 461–478. doi:10.1007/s10624-009-9140-7. hdl:10344/3887. ISSN 0304-4092. S2CID 143853764.
- ^ Thapa, Deepak (2012), Malone, David M.; Einsiedel, Sebastian von; Pradhan, Suman (eds.), "The Making of the Maoist Insurgency", Nepal in Transition: From People's War to Fragile Peace, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 37–57, ISBN 978-1-107-00567-9, archived from the original on 2021-06-25, retrieved 2021-06-18
- ^ Watt, Sue (2016-02-04). "Trekking in Nepal: Guerrillas in our midst". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
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