# Tarakhola Municipality, Baglung District, Gandaki Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/tarakhola/ Municipality · Baglung District # Tarakhola Tarakhola is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Baglung District, Gandaki Province. It covers **129.5 km²**. 107 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 130km² - 2,043 mtypical elevation ## Where is Tarakhola? Tarakhola lies in [Baglung District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/), [Gandaki Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Badigad](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/badigad/), [Dhorpatan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/dhorpatan-np0443301/), [Galkot](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/galkot/), [Kathekhola](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/kathekhola/), [Malika](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/myagdi/malika/) and [Mangala](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/myagdi/mangala/). By area it is the 355th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 7.1% of [Baglung District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/). The centre of Tarakhola is about 199 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.3077° N, 83.4133° 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 Tarakhola Open gazetteers list **107 villages, towns and localities** in Tarakhola. Settlements here lie between about 1,350 m and 2,821 m above sea level (median 2,043 m). - Aket - Ankhe - Argal - Arsal - Arukholagaun - Asauje - Asmukhi - Asturi - Awadi - Bagar - Barahakholagaun - Barakholagaun - Bardare - Barlapur - Belaspur - Bhata - Bhukhkholāgāũ - Bhukholagaun - Bhukkholagaun - Bhuskat - Bilaspur - Bungti - Buṅṭi̇̄ - Chamadi - Chhamri - Chhedi - Chheldarkholagaun - Dalanchaur - Dandakharka - Dhand - Dhasmar - Dhauridanda - Dobari - Dobata - Dogadi - Doraha - Ghusmali - Ginuwa - Gorujure - Halpu - Hile - Himder - Hislang - Hora - Idi - Jaljala - Kalilek - Kanhar - Kankraphor - Karimila - Karle - Karmila - Khaldanda - Khalḍā̃ḍā - Kinkhe - Kãhar - Labang - Lalaka - Lungkare - Luṅkāre - Lābāṅ - Majuwa - Manjhkharka - Manu - Marsyangdi - Matepani - Mathillo Ratmate - Matti Bisauna - Mehele - Mulabari - Naule - Nepane - Nilapani - Nimsa - Niresti - Painyabot - Pai̇̃yāboṭ - Pakhara - Phedi - Philmeri - Pogarang - Potti - Rajdung - Rambadri - Rananam - Ranibas - Ranu - Ratmata - Rājduṅ - Sandhi - Sangubot - Sharane - Sile - Simder - Singmuchi - Sirkhu - Sirubare - Siure - Siṅmuchi̇̄ - Sā̃dhi̇̄ - Sā̃guboṭ - Tamkas - Tarakholagaun - Uttar Pani - Waba - Ā̃khe - Ḍhā̃ḍ 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 Tarakhola Named natural and historic features inside Tarakhola, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 12 rivers and streams. - Bārā Kholā - Chheldār Kholā - Mapes Kholā - Marsyāṅdi̇̄ Kholā - Murti̇̄ Kholā - Niresti̇̄ Kholā - Nāgbeli̇̄ Kholā - Nāmili̇̄ Kholā - Puwādhuni̇̄ Kholā - Pādherā Kholā - Sirkhu Kholā - Tamkās Kholā ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Bhitri̇̄ Ban 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 Tarakhola and the best time to visit Using the climate of Baglung District, the warmest month is Jul (average 13 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-1 °C), after allowing for this place being about 340 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). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan -1 22 Feb 0 30 Mar 4 28 Apr 8 30 May 11 82 Jun 13 221 Jul 13 401 Aug 13 293 Sep 11 182 Oct 7 52 Nov 4 4 Dec 1 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tarakhola Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kuhun Health-post · Mangala 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.39636&mlon=83.48530#map=17/28.39636/83.48530) Bank Lokdeep Saving & Credit Co-Operative · Beni 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.34237&mlon=83.56559#map=17/28.34237/83.56559) ATM Nepal SBI Bank,ATM · Resunga 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.06647&mlon=83.24623#map=17/28.06647/83.24623) Petrol pump Petrol pumps · Kushma 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.24713&mlon=83.63254#map=17/28.24713/83.63254) Hotel Hotel Galkot Square · Galkot 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.21945&mlon=83.42538#map=17/28.21945/83.42538) School Nawajyoti basic school · Beni 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.34615&mlon=83.48813#map=17/28.34615/83.48813) College बिहुंकोट अमर क्याम्पस · Kathekhola 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.26102&mlon=83.48364#map=17/28.26102/83.48364) Police station District Police office · Baglung 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.26400&mlon=83.60056#map=17/28.26400/83.60056) 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. ## Other municipalities in Baglung District - Badigad - Baglung - Bareng - Dhorpatan - Dhorpatan - Galkot - Jaimuni - Kathekhola - Nisikhola - Tamankhola ## Quick answers - Where is Tarakhola?In Baglung District, Gandaki Province, Nepal - What borders Tarakhola?Badigad, Dhorpatan, Galkot, Kathekhola, Malika and Mangala - How many villages are in Tarakhola?107 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Tarakhola?Settlements lie between 1,350 m and 2,821 m - What is the best time to visit Tarakhola?May - Where is the nearest hospital to Tarakhola?Kuhun Health-post, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tarakhola?Lokdeep Saving & Credit Co-Operative, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Tarakhola?Nepal SBI Bank,ATM, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tarakhola?Petrol pumps, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Tarakhola?NP0443404 (OCHA common operational dataset)