# Gosaikunda Municipality, Rasuwa District, Bagmati Province

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Municipality · Rasuwa District 

# Gosaikunda

Gosaikunda is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Rasuwa District, Bagmati Province. It covers **977.0 km²**. 136 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 221 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 977km²
- 221mapped services
- 3,119 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gosaikunda?

Gosaikunda lies in [Rasuwa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/), [Bagmati Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 8 other municipalities: [Aamachhodingmo](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/aamachhodingmo/), [Helambu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/helambu/), [Jugal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/jugal/), [Kalika](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/kalika/), [Langtang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/nuwakot/langtang/), [Naukunda](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/naukunda/), [Panchpokhari Thangpal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/sindhupalchok/panchpokhari-thangpal/) and [Uttargaya](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/uttargaya/). By area it is the 14th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 65.1% of [Rasuwa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/rasuwa/). The centre of Gosaikunda is about 61 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.2117° N, 85.5439° 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 Gosaikunda

Open gazetteers list **136 villages, towns and localities** in Gosaikunda. Settlements here lie between about 1,388 m and 6,941 m above sea level (median 3,119 m).

- Airport
- Bahun Danda
- Bedang
- Bedangpari
- Bedāṅ
- Bedāṅpāri̇̄
- Bhanjyang
- Bhanjyanggaun
- Bhañjyāṅgāũ
- Bhemdang Karpu
- Bhemdang Ri (Morimoto)
- Bhimali
- Bhrangkharka
- Bhrāṅkharka
- Bokejhunda
- Brabal
- Branggechenkharka
- Briddhim
- Briddim
- Chandanbari
- Chandra Kuṇḍ
- Changbu
- Chhalepochh
- Chhoyen
- Chhubar
- Chhungdi
- Chhuṅdi̇̄
- Chhyona
- Chodhor
- Chopche
- Chyadang
- Chyaldang
- Chyamki
- Dagpache
- Dal
- Dalgaun
- Dalphedi
- Deurali
- Dhokche
- Dhunche
- Dimsa
- Divegan
- Dragmorpa
- Dursagang
- Garta
- Ghangna
- Ghattekholagaun
- Ghodatabela
- Gigang
- Gigāṅ
- Gosaikunda
- Gosainkund
- Gosāinkund
- Gotgang
- Gotāgāṅ
- Gumba
- Iba
- Kangja La
- Khaidi
- Khangjim
- Khāṅjim
- Kigurching
- Kihuṅphu
- Kijungphu
- Komin
- Kyangjing Gumba
- Kyungari
- Kyāṅjiṅ Gompā
- Kyāṅjiṅ Gumbā
- Langsisakharka
- Langtang
- Langtang Lirung
- Langtang Ri
- Langtang Yubra
- Laurebina
- Lingling
- Liṅliṅ
- Mangche Gumba
- Marku
- Mugu
- Mundu
- Nagthali Ghyang
- Nagung
- Narkoti
- National Rainbow Trout Research Station, Dhunche
- Numthang
- Nāguṅ
- Nāthāli Ghyāṅ
- Pagaree Goldum
- Pagari̇̄ Goldum
- Palpha
- Pangmalang
- Pasture and Fodder Research Station, Dhunche
- Paurahi
- Pelko
- Pemdang Karpu
- Peri
- Pering Kharka
- Phewalung
- Pāgarchen
- Pāṅmālāṅ
- Rasuwagadhi
- Rasuwāgaḍhi̇̄
- Rimche
- Rock Fall
- Runa
- Sano Bharkhu
- Sherpagaun
- Shyaphru
- Shyaphru Bensi
- Shyaphrubesi
- Shyāphru
- Singdum
- Sipsindhu
- Siṅdum
- Sole
- Surka
- Syābru Bensi
- Thade
- Thangshyap
- Tharchepisa
- Thikyapsa
- Thomna
- Thulo Bharkhu
- Thulo Shyaphru
- Thulo Syābru
- Thuman
- Thyangsyapu
- Timure
- Timure(Sedang)
- Wangal
- Yubra
- Yungang
- Yuṅlāṅ
- Yālā
- Ṭimure

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 Gosaikunda

Named natural and historic features inside Gosaikunda, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

25 rivers and streams; 17 lakes.

- Batās Kuṇḍ
- Bhairav Kuṇḍ
- Bhotekoshi̇̄ Nadi̇̄
- Briddhim Kholā
- Chherā Kuṇḍ
- Chhochen Kholā
- Chilime Kholā
- Chopche Kholā
- Chyāngrāṅ Kholā
- Chyāṅgrāṅ Kholā
- Chāṅdāmpāri̇̄ Kholā
- Dhyālā Kholā
- Dudh Kuṇḍ
- Gaṇesh Kuṇḍ
- Gaṇesh Kuṇḍ
- Gaṇesh Kuṇḍ Kholä
- Ghaṭṭe Kholā
- Gosāin Kuṇḍ
- Jyākuṅchuli̇̄ Kuṇḍ
- Khesedhāṅ Kholā
- Kyumāchho Kuṇḍ
- Kyāmpu Kholā
- Lājā Kholā
- Lāmu Kuṇḍ

…and 18 more.

### Hills and mountains

16 mountains; 10 peaks; 2 mountain passes; 2 glaciers.

- Lāngtāng Lirung · 6,991 m
- Langtang II · 6,875 m
- Gheṅge Liru · 6,528 m
- Yubrā Himāl · 6,412 m
- Kyuṅgāri̇̄ · 6,271 m
- Dorje Himāl · 6,262 m
- Chāṅbu · 6,208 m
- Yubrā · 6,029 m
- Kāṅālā Himāl · 5,887 m
- Lāṅṭāṅ Yubrā · 5,883 m
- Ghāṅnā · 5,729 m
- Bhemḍāṅ Ri̇̄ · 5,719 m
- Chimisedāṅ Lek · 5,596 m
- Pāri̇̄ Himāl · 5,553 m
- Liṅsin Himāl · 5,342 m
- Bhemḍāṅ Karpu · 5,315 m
- Urkiṅ Kāṅgāri̇̄ · 5,230 m
- N Surya Peak · 5,131 m
- Paurahi̇̄ · 5,017 m
- Surya Peak · 5,013 m
- N Chhyarkung Chuli · 4,833 m
- S Chhyarkung Chuli · 4,807 m
- Lāṅsisā Glacier · 4,663 m
- Machhuwā Ḍā̃ḍā · 4,621 m

…and 6 more.

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Langtang Airport

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 Gosaikunda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Rasuwa District, the warmest month is Jul (average 8 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-6 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,136 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 858 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (219 mm) and the driest Nov (4 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -6 9 

Feb -5 15 

Mar -1 20 

Apr 3 31 

May 5 71 

Jun 7 128 

Jul 8 219 

Aug 7 193 

Sep 6 127 

Oct 2 37 

Nov -2 4 

Dec -4 5 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gosaikunda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rasuwa Hospital, Rasuwa · Gosaikunda 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.07161&mlon=85.32312#map=17/28.07161/85.32312) 

Bank NMB Bank · Gosaikunda 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.11155&mlon=85.29767#map=17/28.11155/85.29767) 

Hotel Solukhumbu Sherpa Guest House · Gosaikunda 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.21393&mlon=85.52877#map=17/28.21393/85.52877) 

School Sano Madad Sigi Rasp Memorial School · Gosaikunda 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.21617&mlon=85.51221#map=17/28.21617/85.51221) 

College Rukmani Campus · Dupcheshwor 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.92195&mlon=85.38177#map=17/27.92195/85.38177) 

Police station Armed Police Force, Sanjen Hydropower Security Base, Chilime Rasuwa · Aamachhodingmo 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.18203&mlon=85.30548#map=17/28.18203/85.30548) 

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 Gosaikunda

Places mapped inside Gosaikunda in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals3
- Banks1
- Hotels165
- Schools16
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants34
- Police stations1

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 Rasuwa District

- Aamachhodingmo
- Kalika
- Naukunda
- Uttargaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Gosaikunda?In Rasuwa District, Bagmati Province, Nepal
- What borders Gosaikunda?Aamachhodingmo, Helambu, Jugal, Kalika, Langtang, Naukunda, Panchpokhari Thangpal and Uttargaya
- How many villages are in Gosaikunda?136 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Gosaikunda?Settlements lie between 1,388 m and 6,941 m
- What is the highest point in Gosaikunda?Lāngtāng Lirung (6,991 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gosaikunda?Rasuwa Hospital, Rasuwa, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gosaikunda?NMB Bank, about 27 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Gosaikunda?3 mapped
- How many banks are in Gosaikunda?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Gosaikunda?NP0329402 (OCHA common operational dataset)