# Nason Municipality, Manang District, Gandaki Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/manang/nason/ Municipality · Manang District # Nason Nason is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Manang District, Gandaki Province. It covers **709.7 km²**. 64 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 74 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 710km² - 74mapped services - 2,338 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nason? Nason lies in [Manang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/manang/), [Gandaki Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Chame](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/manang/chame/), [Chumanubri](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/gorkha/chumanubri/), [Madi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/kaski/madi/), [Marshyangdi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/lamjung/marshyangdi/) and [Narpa Bhumi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/manang/narpa-bhumi/). By area it is the 28th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 30.6% of [Manang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/manang/). The centre of Nason is about 136 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.6079° N, 84.3949° 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 Nason Open gazetteers list **64 villages, towns and localities** in Nason. Settlements here lie between about 1,840 m and 6,882 m above sea level (median 2,338 m). - Bagarchhāp - Baitung - Bimtākothi - Chaunreekharka - Chaũli̇̄ - Cheo - Chhaijo - Chhitipu - Chyopiu - Danagyu - Danakyu - Dharapanee - Dharapani - Dhārāpāni̇̄ - GHerang - Ghelangchok - Gherāṅ - Ghimlung - Gho - Ghyunche - Ghyũche - Gowa - High Camp - Himlung - Kanrte (Khotro) - Karche - Karte - Katee - Khorte - Khotro - Koto - Kromche - Kurne - Kyosi̇̄ - Kyupar - Kāṭi̇̄ - Latamro - Mathillo Dharapanee - Māche - Nachai - Nache - Namun Bhanjyang - Nasku - Natangge Pakha - Nigalghari - Odar - Plamne - Pramu - Rau - Rentuphant - Rẽtuphā̃ṭ - Single - Siṅle - Surki Khola - Tachai - Takarne - Tal - Tangbra - Thoche - Thonche - Thõche - Tilche - Toemro - kyodo 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 Nason Named natural and historic features inside Nason, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 22 rivers and streams; 5 lakes. - Chinā Kholā - Danā Kholā - Dobhān Kholā - Dudh Kholā - Dānākyu Kholā - Ghaṭṭe Kholā - Gho Kholā - Ghyũche Kholā - Kasoṅṭo Kholā - Kawai Chhaharā Kholā - Koṭe Kholā - Myārdi̇̄ Kholā - Nayamlo Tāl - Nāmakyu Tāl - Nānākyu Kholā - Nār Kholā - Oṅgre Kholā - Poṅkār Tāl - Proṅjo Kholā - Purdi̇̄ Kholā - Regyā Kholā - Suti̇̄ Kholā - Suti̇̄ Tāl - Syārklu Kholā …and 3 more. ### Hills and mountains 10 glaciers; 1 mountain pass. - Thulāgi̇̄ Glacier · 5,445 m - Nāmun Bhañjyāṅ · 5,343 m - Nāmuje Glacier · 5,059 m - Dobhāṅ Glacier · 4,901 m - Purdi̇̄ Glacier · 4,676 m - Sālpuḍā̃ḍā Glacier · 4,412 m - Kechakyu Kholā Glacier · 4,329 m - Poṅkār Glacier · 4,232 m - Suti̇̄ Glacier · 4,024 m - Chāṅli̇̄ Glacier · 3,974 m - Bimdāṅ Glacier · 3,858 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 Nason and the best time to visit Using the climate of Manang District, the warmest month is Jul (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (5 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,214 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,079 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (272 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 5 11 Feb 6 19 Mar 9 29 Apr 13 45 May 16 104 Jun 19 172 Jul 20 272 Aug 20 210 Sep 18 154 Oct 13 53 Nov 10 3 Dec 7 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nason Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Manang District Hospital · Chame 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.55036&mlon=84.23824#map=17/28.55036/84.23824) Bank Nepal Bank Limited · Chame 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.54977&mlon=84.24510#map=17/28.54977/84.24510) ATM ATM · Chame 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.54994&mlon=84.24447#map=17/28.54994/84.24447) Hotel 7 Sisters Guesthouse · Nason 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.59295&mlon=84.41919#map=17/28.59295/84.41919) School Shree Lokpriya Secondaty school · Chame 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.55171&mlon=84.24127#map=17/28.55171/84.24127) Police station Tourist Police · Chame 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.55230&mlon=84.25950#map=17/28.55230/84.25950) 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 Nason Places mapped inside Nason in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels70 - Restaurants4 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 Manang District - Chame - Narpa Bhumi - Ngisyang ## Quick answers - Where is Nason?In Manang District, Gandaki Province, Nepal - What borders Nason?Chame, Chumanubri, Madi, Marshyangdi and Narpa Bhumi - How many villages are in Nason?64 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nason?Settlements lie between 1,840 m and 6,882 m - What is the highest point in Nason?Thulāgi̇̄ Glacier (5,445 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nason?April to May and October - Where is the nearest hospital to Nason?Manang District Hospital, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nason?Nepal Bank Limited, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nason?ATM, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nason?NP0438404 (OCHA common operational dataset)