# Jwalamukhi Municipality, Dhading District, Bagmati Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dhading/jwalamukhi/ Municipality · Dhading District # Jwalamukhi Jwalamukhi is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Dhading District, Bagmati Province. It covers **112.9 km²**. 117 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 43 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 113km² - 43mapped services - 912 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jwalamukhi? Jwalamukhi lies in [Dhading District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dhading/), [Bagmati Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Bhimsenthapa](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/bhimsenthapa/), [Gandaki](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/gandaki/), [Nilkhantha](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dhading/nilkhantha/), [Shahid Lakhan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/shahid-lakhan/), [Siddhalek](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dhading/siddhalek/) and [Tripurasundari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dhading/tripurasundari/). By area it is the 425th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 5.9% of [Dhading District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dhading/). The centre of Jwalamukhi is about 57 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.9191° N, 84.7929° E. Source: [Survey Department of Nepal (http://ngiip.gov.np/index.php), UN Resident Coordinators Office in Nepal (https://un.org.np/) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-npl). ## Villages and localities in Jwalamukhi Open gazetteers list **117 villages, towns and localities** in Jwalamukhi. Settlements here lie between about 375 m and 1,255 m above sea level (median 912 m). - Alegaun - Amrai - Anakanyamai - Arukharka - Aryalgaun - Badagaun - Banjhgara - Barangaun - Barāmgāũ - Batase Maidi - Besigaun - Besi̇̄gāũ - Bhadaure - Bhaduwar - Bhagegaun - Bhattagaun - Bhotedanda - Bhoṭeḍā̃ḍā - Bhuwalepani - Bicharihatiya - Bijayatar - Bā̃jhgarā - Bā̃ḍāgāũ - Chainpur - Chalise - Chhaghare - Chhap - Chhapdanda - Chhapthok - Chiyandanda - Chulidanda - Chuli̇̄ḍā̃ḍā - Danda Purshu - Dandagaun - Darbungphant - Dhandagaung - Dhaodeni Jaubari - Dharapani - Dhodeni - Dhola - Dhola Maidan - Dhulimaidan - Dhuseni - Didanda - Duda Bhanjyang - Duwarthok - Ekaltar - Gaduwa Bhanjyang - Gahateri - Gairi Purshu - Guthgaun - Gyalma - Huse Jaubari - Jaihiregaun - Jaire - Jaubari - Jharuwa - Jiuneḍā̃ḍā - Jogetar - Jokhedada - Junedanda - Jwalamukhi - Jyamireswara - Kalimati - Kaphalpani - Kashiramdanda - Khari - Kharihatiya - Khumtar - Kudabar - Kumaltari - Kāshi̇̄rāmḍā̃ḍā - Kāuleḍā̃ḍā - Lumo - Maidi - Maidikot - Majhitar - Majhukot Satdobato - Majjuwatar - Mantar - Mathillo Rampur - Mugidanda Gaun - Mugiḍā̃ḍā Gāũ - Nimswara - Okhalepani - Pachchuwadanda - Pakhagaun - Pipaltar - Ramche Deurali - Rampurtar - Rangepani - Raniswara - Ranpalek - Ratamate - Salbas - Salbas Bhanjyang - Sami Bhanjyang - Sandh Bhanjyang - Saunepani - Shamidanda - Simalswara - Simkhadagua - Simletar - Sunkhani - Sā̃dh Bhañjyāṅ - Tallorampur - Tari - Thakurigaun - Tripurasundari - Ukhubari - Ālegāũ - Ḍhā̃ḍāgāũ - Ḍiḍā̃ḍā - Ḍumregairā - Ḍuḍe Bhañjyāṅ - Ḍā̃ḍā Purshu - Ḍā̃ḍāgāũ Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Jwalamukhi Named natural and historic features inside Jwalamukhi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 rivers and streams. - Bhālu Kholā - Chhargaṇḍi̇̄ Kholā - Chisopāni̇̄ Kholā - Kālopāni̇̄ Kholā - Lete Kholā - Maste Kholā - Pipalṭār Kholā - Sān Kholā - Ādehri̇̄ Kholā - Ā̃khu Kholā - Ḍumre Kholā Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Jwalamukhi and the best time to visit Using the climate of Dhading District, the warmest month is Jun (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (7 °C). About 1,084 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (275 mm) and the driest Nov (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to May and October to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 7 11 Feb 9 19 Mar 13 26 Apr 17 41 May 19 97 Jun 21 173 Jul 20 275 Aug 19 226 Sep 18 158 Oct 15 49 Nov 12 4 Dec 9 6 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jwalamukhi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Namuna Samudaik Polyclinic Pvt.ltd. · Nilkhantha 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.91221&mlon=84.88577#map=17/27.91221/84.88577) Bank IME Bank · Nilkhantha 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.91118&mlon=84.88391#map=17/27.91118/84.88391) Petrol pump Bhairabi Petrol Pump · Nilkhantha 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.91058&mlon=84.88449#map=17/27.91058/84.88449) Hotel Shreeban Nature Camp · Siddhalek 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.86227&mlon=84.81127#map=17/27.86227/84.81127) Mall Bluestar Complex · Nilkhantha 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.92820&mlon=84.89536#map=17/27.92820/84.89536) School Shree Buddha Dharma Aa Vi · Jwalamukhi 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.91148&mlon=84.78767#map=17/27.91148/84.78767) College Janaswastya Tatha Prabidika Aadyan School · Nilkhantha 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.91160&mlon=84.89289#map=17/27.91160/84.89289) Police station Police Check Post · Nilkhantha 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.91057&mlon=84.88405#map=17/27.91057/84.88405) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Jwalamukhi Places mapped inside Jwalamukhi in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools43 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other municipalities in Dhading District - Benighat Rorang - Dhunibenshi - Gajuri - Galchhi - Ganga Jamuna - Khaniyabas - Netrawati Dabjong - Nilkhantha - Rubi Valley - Siddhalek - Thakre - Tripurasundari ## Quick answers - Where is Jwalamukhi?In Dhading District, Bagmati Province, Nepal - What borders Jwalamukhi?Bhimsenthapa, Gandaki, Nilkhantha, Shahid Lakhan, Siddhalek and Tripurasundari - How many villages are in Jwalamukhi?117 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jwalamukhi?Settlements lie between 375 m and 1,255 m - What is the best time to visit Jwalamukhi?March to May and October to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Jwalamukhi?Namuna Samudaik Polyclinic Pvt.ltd., about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Jwalamukhi?IME Bank, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jwalamukhi?Bhairabi Petrol Pump, about 9.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Jwalamukhi?NP0330406 (OCHA common operational dataset)