# Dhorpatan Municipality, Baglung District, Gandaki Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/dhorpatan-np0443598/ Municipality · Baglung District # Dhorpatan Dhorpatan is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Baglung District, Gandaki Province. It covers **312.1 km²**. 64 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 312km² - 6mapped services - 2,990 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dhorpatan? Dhorpatan lies in [Baglung District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/), [Gandaki Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Bhoome](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rukum-east/bhoome/), [Dhorpatan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/dhorpatan-np0443301/), [Dhorpatan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/myagdi/dhorpatan/), [Dhorpatan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rukum-east/dhorpatan/), [Nisikhola](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/nisikhola/), [Putha Uttanganga](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rukum-east/putha-uttanganga/) and [Tamankhola](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/tamankhola/). By area it is the 100th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 17.0% of [Baglung District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/). The centre of Dhorpatan is about 243 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.5493° N, 83.0409° 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 Dhorpatan Open gazetteers list **64 villages, towns and localities** in Dhorpatan. Settlements here lie between about 2,722 m and 3,968 m above sea level (median 2,990 m). - Airport Basti - Ajga - Ajgapal - Barahsthan - Barula Kharka - Basti̇̄ - Batasekharka - Bayali Kharka - Bhandarigaun - Bharte - Bhuji - Bijaurekholagaun - Bilamkharka - Chhentung - Chisapani Kharka - Deurali - Dhakli - Dhorpatan - Dhāgli̇̄ Kharka - Dhānmā Kharka - Dija - Dum - Dyaribas - Gaba - Gaukhet - Jhulukharka - Jilā Kharka - Kang - Khali̇̄kholā Kharka - Khaltekhulte Kharka - Khoga Palai - Khungkholagaun - Khuṅkholāgāũ - Kude - Kāṅ - Lamathan - Lumba Kharka - Lumbakharka - Malthari Kharka - Masgaun - Masgoth - Masgāũ - Mulkharka - Mābās Kharka - Nabi - Namarja - Nanpojā Kharka - Nauthargaun - Nel - Nepane Kharka - Niseldhor - Pakhathar - Phaguni Block - Pokhara Kharka - Pākhāthar - Salathan - Setdhunga Kharka - Siba - Simalpani Kharka - Surtiban Kharka - Syal pakha - Syalpakha - Uttar Ganga - Ḍoḍ Kharka 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 Dhorpatan Named natural and historic features inside Dhorpatan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 25 rivers and streams. - Bhukuri̇̄gā̃ Kholā - Bijaure Kholā - Bākhre Kholā - Dhāgli̇̄ Kholā - Dijā Kholā - Dum Kholā - Ghoṅgru Kholā - Gospā Kholā - Gur Gāḍ - Horimjā Kholā - Indarbāṅ Kholā - Jasyā Kholā - Kaṅ Kholā - Kharsuṅ Kholā - Khuṅ Kholā - Khāli̇̄ Kholā - Kirauli̇̄ Kholā - Kũ Kholā - Mani̇̄ Kholā - Mas Kholā - Morpāni̇̄ Kholā - Mupes Kholā - Nepāne Kholā - Phāguni̇̃ Kholā …and 1 more. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Khogā Pātal · 3,971 m ### Forests and nature 1 wildlife reserve. - Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve 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 Dhorpatan and the best time to visit Using the climate of Baglung District, the warmest month is Jul (average 7 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-7 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,287 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,353 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (401 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 -7 22 Feb -6 30 Mar -2 28 Apr 2 30 May 4 82 Jun 7 221 Jul 7 401 Aug 7 293 Sep 5 182 Oct 1 52 Nov -2 4 Dec -5 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dhorpatan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital थबाङ आधारभूत अस्पताल · Thawang 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.49982&mlon=82.70831#map=17/28.49982/82.70831) Bank NationalMF · Thawang 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.49068&mlon=82.71459#map=17/28.49068/82.71459) Hotel Samundra Hotel · Dhorpatan 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.49371&mlon=83.04986#map=17/28.49371/83.04986) School Shree Naudhare Basic School · Dhorpatan 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.65805&mlon=82.96115#map=17/28.65805/82.96115) 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 Dhorpatan Places mapped inside Dhorpatan in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels6 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 Baglung District - Badigad - Baglung - Bareng - Dhorpatan - Galkot - Jaimuni - Kathekhola - Nisikhola - Tamankhola - Tarakhola ## Quick answers - Where is Dhorpatan?In Baglung District, Gandaki Province, Nepal - What borders Dhorpatan?Bhoome, Dhorpatan, Dhorpatan, Dhorpatan, Nisikhola, Putha Uttanganga and Tamankhola - How many villages are in Dhorpatan?64 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dhorpatan?Settlements lie between 2,722 m and 3,968 m - What is the highest point in Dhorpatan?Khogā Pātal (3,971 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Dhorpatan?थबाङ आधारभूत अस्पताल, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dhorpatan?NationalMF, about 33 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dhorpatan?NP0443598 (OCHA common operational dataset)