# Dharche Municipality, Gorkha District, Gandaki Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/dharche/ Municipality · Gorkha District # Dharche Dharche is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Gorkha District, Gandaki Province. It covers **651.5 km²**. 71 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 40 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 652km² - 40mapped services - 1,723 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dharche? Dharche lies in [Gorkha District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/), [Gandaki Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Aarughat](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/aarughat/), [Barpak Sulikot](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/barpak-sulikot/), [Chumanubri](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/chumanubri/) and [Rubi Valley](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dhading/rubi-valley/). By area it is the 31st largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 17.9% of [Gorkha District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/). The centre of Dharche is about 80 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.3124° N, 84.8956° 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 Dharche Open gazetteers list **71 villages, towns and localities** in Dharche. Settlements here lie between about 869 m and 3,674 m above sea level (median 1,723 m). - Bhalugaun - Bhinchet - Bhirkuna - Chamakharka - Chwakang - Chwākāṅ - Dambaje - Danje - Dobhan - Dungla - Duṅlā - Gambugang - Gumda - Hulchuk - Indur - Kaigung - Kaiguṅ - Kashigaun - Keraunja - Keraunjabesi - Khanibesi - Khanigaun - Khorla - Khorlabeshi - Khorlabesi - Khāni̇̄gāũ - Kirunje - Labsibot - Labuchet - Laprak - Lapsibot - Lapsi̇̄boṭ - Lapu - Lapubesi - Lekharka - Lhakpa - Liding - Lidiṅ - Lisyapu - Machhakhola - Machhakholagaun - Maiku - Meksichet - Mindapuk - Nambaikharka - Pangkim - Phaibang - Phaibāṅ - Phalbang - Phālbāṅ - Pogatu - Pāṅkim - Rengbong - Reṅboṅ - Rumchet - Rumchetbeshi - Rupchetalgaun - Singhla - Singla - Siṅlā - Sulachet - Tatopani - Thingjet - Thiṅjet - Uiya - Yamgaun - Yamkang - Yangodanda - Yarsa - Yāmkāṅ - Yāṅgoḍā̃ḍā 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 Dharche Named natural and historic features inside Dharche, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 14 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Chise Kholā - Chāmā Kholā - Dhārche Kholā - Dobhān Kholā - Ghaṭṭe Kholā - Gurbān Kholā - Miujet Kholā - Māchhā Kholā - Māloṅ Kholā - Nimrun Kholā - Richet Kholā - Rumchet Kholā - Rupche Tāl - Uchetbaṅ Kholā - Yāru Kholā ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains; 1 peak. - Pabil · 7,077 m - Ganesh II · 7,053 m - Gaṇesh Six · 6,720 m - Lumbo Himāl · 5,834 m 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 Dharche and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gorkha District, the warmest month is Jul (average 5 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-11 °C), after allowing for this place being about 744 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (206 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 -11 9 Feb -10 16 Mar -7 24 Apr -4 36 May -0 80 Jun 3 126 Jul 5 206 Aug 4 172 Sep 2 117 Oct -2 41 Nov -6 4 Dec -9 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dharche Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Api nature care hospital · Aarughat 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.16035&mlon=84.87820#map=17/28.16035/84.87820) Hotel Thulodhunga Hotel and Lodge · Dharche 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.31382&mlon=84.90494#map=17/28.31382/84.90494) School Ganesh Himal Prathamik Bidhyala · Dharche 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.29577&mlon=84.90599#map=17/28.29577/84.90599) College Barpak Polytechnic Institute · Barpak Sulikot 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.10053&mlon=84.73186#map=17/28.10053/84.73186) Police station BHACHEEK POLICE OFFICE · Ajirkot 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.15671&mlon=84.64900#map=17/28.15671/84.64900) 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 Dharche Places mapped inside Dharche in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels24 - Schools15 - Restaurants1 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 Gorkha District - Aarughat - Ajirkot - Barpak Sulikot - Bhimsenthapa - Chumanubri - Gandaki - Gorkha - Palungtar - Shahid Lakhan - Siranchowk ## Quick answers - Where is Dharche?In Gorkha District, Gandaki Province, Nepal - What borders Dharche?Aarughat, Barpak Sulikot, Chumanubri and Rubi Valley - How many villages are in Dharche?71 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dharche?Settlements lie between 869 m and 3,674 m - What is the highest point in Dharche?Pabil (7,077 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Dharche?Api nature care hospital , about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dharche?NP0436404 (OCHA common operational dataset)