# Rupa Municipality, Kaski District, Gandaki Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/kaski/rupa/ Municipality · Kaski District # Rupa Rupa is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Kaski District, Gandaki Province. It covers **94.8 km²**. 141 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 60 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 94.8km² - 60mapped services - 744 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rupa? Rupa lies in [Kaski District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/kaski/), [Gandaki Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Byas](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/tanahu/byas/), [Madhya Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/lamjung/madhya-nepal/), [Madi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/kaski/madi/), [Pokhara](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/kaski/pokhara/) and [Shuklagandaki](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/tanahu/shuklagandaki/). By area it is the 507th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 4.5% of [Kaski District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/kaski/). The centre of Rupa is about 124 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. It is about 24 km from Pokhara, the main town of Kaski District. The centre point is at 28.1447° N, 84.1677° 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 Rupa Open gazetteers list **141 villages, towns and localities** in Rupa. Settlements here lie between about 398 m and 1,355 m above sea level (median 744 m). - Arukharka - Bag Bhanjyang - Bagedanda - Bangetar - Barahathok - Barhapirke - Betyani - Bhangara - Bhangra - Bhimsendanda - Bhirchok - Bhorle - Bimire - Birchowk - Birdiphant - Botegaun - Bā̃geṭār - Chhap Pakha - Chhapdanda - Chihandanda - Chipleti - Chisapani - Churetar - Chyarpe - Cisepani - Dandagaun - Dandako Mukh - Dandapari Chaur - Dangsimarang - Daregaunda - Dargaun - Deupur - Deupurbesi - Deurali - Deurali Bajar - Deurali Phedi - Deuraliphedi - Deurāli̇̄ Bajār - Dhamigaubesi - Dhamigaun - Dhandemere - Dharamdanda - Dharapani - Dhunga Gade - Dihi - Dirgaun - Ditthagaun - Dotelkuna - Dāṅsi̇̄marāṅ - Gairagaun - Gairhagaun - Gairikhet - Ghanguwa - Ghimirethar - Ghãguwā - Godaargaun - Godārgāũ - Hamsapur - Hatitar - Jamankuna - Jauchaur - Jogidanda - Jogi̇̄ḍā̃ḍā - Kadambote - Kaire Pakha - Kaule - Kaure - Khadagaun - Khalte - Khamare - Khatrigaun - Khundriko - Kirakhor - KunakoMukh - Kuraudikhet - Kusunde - Kuwapani - Lapsigaira - Magargaun - Maidan - Majyankot - Manjhbesi - Manjhgaun - Manjhkot - MathilloBharpola - Maudanda - Mohariya - Mulpani - Māuḍā̃ḍā - Mā̃jhgāũ - Mā̃jhkoṭ - Nepal Pakha - Nibuwabot - Niuwaswanra - Pauwa - Pelunga - Phaichok - Phalyankot - Phapretar - Pipaldali - Piple - Pokhrel Dihi - Polyāṅ - Poylang - Purana Dihi - Puranthanti - Raikar - Ramadi - Ramkot - Rupakot - Sagrabas - Sahuthar - Samidanda - Sayala - Seraphant - Serāphā̃ṭ - Shikhar - Simle - Simleswanra - Sirkutan - Sisneghari - Sorgabanghyan - Sundarijal Kholagaun - Syaklung - Syaldanda - Syastri - Syālḍā̃ḍā - Takanja - Talbesi - Talbesi Bajar - Talpari - Talpati - Thaneswanra - Thantithar - Thuliswanra - Thulobesi - Thumka - Thumki - Tilar - Ukhubari - Ulleri 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 Rupa Named natural and historic features inside Rupa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 15 rivers and streams. - Bā̃spāni̇̄ Kholā - Chisā Kholā - Chālne Kholā - Ghãguwā Kholā - Ghātre Kholā - Kanardi̇̄ Kholā - Khahare Kholā - Khālṭe Kholā - Pāste Kholā - Sundari̇̄jal Kholā - Sā̃di̇̄ Kholā - Sā̃khar Kholā - Ãdheri̇̄ Kholā - Āpu Kholā - Ṭhulo Kholā ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Thāple Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,220 m - Koṭmul Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,138 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 Rupa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kaski District, the warmest month is Jul (average 16 °C) and the coolest is Jan (2 °C), after allowing for this place being about 321 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,316 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (358 mm) and the driest Nov (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to May and October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 2 16 Feb 4 23 Mar 7 30 Apr 11 42 May 14 103 Jun 16 218 Jul 16 358 Aug 16 264 Sep 15 190 Oct 11 63 Nov 7 3 Dec 4 6 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rupa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rupakot Hospital · Rupa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.15284&mlon=84.15078#map=17/28.15284/84.15078) Bank Shree Ujayalo Sahakari Sanstha · Rupa 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.13488&mlon=84.15844#map=17/28.13488/84.15844) ATM Global IME bank · Pokhara 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.16463&mlon=84.08882#map=17/28.16463/84.08882) Petrol pump Welcome Traders Petrol Pump · Pokhara 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.13191&mlon=84.08319#map=17/28.13191/84.08319) Hotel Chesspane Pahunghar Homestay · Rupa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.15313&mlon=84.15607#map=17/28.15313/84.15607) Mall Subedi Kirana Pasal · Pokhara 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.14660&mlon=84.08192#map=17/28.14660/84.08192) School Shree Shivalaya Secondary School · Rupa 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.14993&mlon=84.18090#map=17/28.14993/84.18090) College School of Health and Allied Sciences · Pokhara 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.14343&mlon=84.08486#map=17/28.14343/84.08486) Police station Police Station Bhirchowk · Rupa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.14883&mlon=84.15771#map=17/28.14883/84.15771) 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 Rupa Places mapped inside Rupa in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks9 - Hotels7 - Schools27 - Restaurants13 - Police stations3 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 Kaski District - Annapurna - Machhapuchchhre - Madi - Pokhara ## Quick answers - Where is Rupa?In Kaski District, Gandaki Province, Nepal - What borders Rupa?Byas, Madhya Nepal, Madi, Pokhara and Shuklagandaki - How many villages are in Rupa?141 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Rupa?Settlements lie between 398 m and 1,355 m - What is the highest point in Rupa?Thāple Ḍā̃ḍā (1,220 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Rupa?April to May and October - Where is the nearest hospital to Rupa?Rupakot Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rupa?Shree Ujayalo Sahakari Sanstha, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rupa?Global IME bank, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rupa?Welcome Traders Petrol Pump, about 8.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Rupa?1 mapped - How many banks are in Rupa?9 mapped - What is the P-code of Rupa?NP0439404 (OCHA common operational dataset)