# Mustang District, Gandaki Province – Municipalities

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District · Gandaki Province 

# Mustang District

Mustang District is a district of Nepal in Gandaki Province. It had an estimated **15,235 people** in 2023 on 3,564 km² (about 4 per km²). It is divided into 5 municipalities. 264 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 302 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 15,235people (2023)
- 3,564km²
- 5municipalities
- 302mapped services

## How many people live in Mustang District?

Mustang District had an estimated **15,235 people** in 2023 — 0.6% of Gandaki Province, 76th of 77 districts. There are 807 women for every 1,000 men (below the Gandaki Province figure of 1,108). Spread over 3,564 km², that is about **4 people per km²**, 76th of 77 districts.

20.3% of people are children under 15 and 7.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 31 years (it is 30 across Gandaki Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 38 children and older people.

0–4 ****806**

5–9 ****1,049**

10–14 ****1,241**

15–19 ****1,195**

20–24 ****1,348**

25–29 ****1,759**

30–34 ****1,622**

35–39 ****1,214**

40–44 ****945**

45–49 ****943**

50–54 ****761**

55–59 ****657**

60–64 ****559**

65–69 ****432**

70–74 ****291**

75–79 ****229**

80+ ****184**

Source: [Census of population via OCHA HDX, population 2023 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-npl).

## Where is Mustang District?

Mustang District lies in [Gandaki Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other districts: [Dolpa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/), [Manang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/manang/) and [Myagdi District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/myagdi/). By area it is the 5th largest of 77 districts in Nepal. It covers 16.2% of [Gandaki Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/). The centre of Mustang District is about 196 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. It is about 76 km from Pokhara, the main town of Gandaki Province. The centre point is at 28.9480° N, 83.9006° 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).

## Municipalities of Mustang District

Municipality Area km² Localities Services 

[Gharpajhong](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/gharpajhong/) 317 31 94 

[Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/lo-ghekar-damodarkunda/) 1,348 58 23 

[Lomanthang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/lomanthang/) 724 60 30 

[Thasang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/thasang/) 290 52 42 

[Varagung Muktichhetra](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/varagung-muktichhetra/) 886 67 113 

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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Mustang District

Open gazetteers list **264 villages, towns and localities** in Mustang District. The largest with a recorded population: Mustāng (1,899). Settlements here lie between about 2,024 m and 6,440 m above sea level (median 3,567 m).

- Akiama
- Alu Bari
- Arka
- Baha Bhaunjyang
- Bhankadanda
- Bharcha
- Bharma
- Bhaṅkāḍā̃ḍā
- Bhed
- Bhena
- Chaile
- Chaklo
- Charang
- Charāṅ
- Chele
- Chhachar Bala
- Chhairo
- Chhomnang
- Chhorak
- Chhorma
- Chhoyo
- Chhuchhumbatalgaun
- Chhukgaon
- Chhunggar
- Chhusang
- Chhyo
- Chhyonggur
- Chhāktāṅ
- Chimanggaun
- Chimrang
- Chimāṅgāũ
- Chingel Bhanjyang
- Chokhopani
- Chongur
- Chumjung
- Chumjuṅ
- Chungsee
- Chyachu
- Chyāṅduṅ
- Deurali (Jhipra)
- Deurāli̇̄
- Dhagarjun
- Dhagarjung
- Dhaiku
- Dhakmar
- Dhampu
- Dhegaun
- Dhegāũ
- Dhi Gaon
- Dhigaun
- Dhonga
- Dhorenjhan
- Dhuk
- Dhumba
- Dhunche
- Dhunchhe Thāṅ
- Durang
- Durāṅ
- Ekle Bhattee
- Ekle Bhatti
- Eklobhati
- Gamaar
- Garphu
- Gaugiri
- Ghaito
- Ghak
- Ghami
- Ghami Bhanjang
- Ghami̇̄
- Ghansa
- Ghar Gumba
- Ghar Gompa
- Ghara
- Ghara (old ruins)
- Gharagaun
- Ghetite
- Ghilin
- Ghiliṅ
- Ghok
- Ghom
- Ghuma Thanti
- Ghumaune
- Ghyakar
- Ghārāgāũ
- Ghā̃sā
- Gumba
- Gumbakang
- Hadigaun
- Hongde Himal
- Hādigāũ
- Ilee
- Jhaite
- Jharkot
- Jhipra Deurali
- Jhodage
- Jhong
- Jhoṅ
- Jhyāuse
- Jomsom
- Joṅbā
- Kachacha
- Kagbenee
- Kaisang
- Kaisāṅ
- Kalapani
- Kali Odar
- Kalopani
- Karjung
- Kepuchhimi̇̄
- Khanti
- Khete
- Khingar
- Khingga
- Khoko
- Khumjungar Himal
- Khutsab Terenga Gumba
- Kimaling
- Kimaliṅ
- Kimbu
- Kobang
- Kokhethanti
- Korala Border
- Kumlung Himal
- Kunjo
- Kunjok
- Kyupar
- Kyupar (Lhau)
- Kyuten
- Kāgbeni̇̄
- Laki
- Larjung
- Lembeebuk
- Lembi̇̄buk
- Lete
- Lhaktung Dovan
- Lhakyor
- Lhatuk
- Lomanthang
- Lupra
- Luṅme
- Lārjuṅ
- Makhchung
- Maran
- Marang
- Marpha
- Megna Thakali
- Misi
- Mi̇̄
- Muila Bhanjyang
- Mukot Himal
- Muktinath
- Muktināth
- Mustāng
- Myagdi
- Namaru Dikha
- Namgyal
- Namja Dovan
- Nauli̇̄ Ghyāṅ
- Naurikot
- Nelajhang Syalam
- Nenyul
- Nenyut
- Nhichung
- Nyamdo
- Nyila
- Nyāmḍo
- Nātāsepi̇̄
- Old Muktinath
- Paha
- Pairothapla
- Panga
- Panglamo
- Panglham
- Pangling
- Pari Letekholagaun
- Paunda
- Phalyak
- Phanyakawa
- Phuwa
- Phuṅ Phuṅla
- Polche
- Puano Kimbu Gompa
- Puchchhardhoṅ
- Purang
- Purbung Himal
- Purāṅ
- Putak
- Pāṅliṅ
- Pāṇḍā
- Raneepauwa
- Ranipauwa
- Rāni̇̄pauwā
- Sam Dzong
- Samar
- Samjong
- Samjoṅ
- Samle
- Sangboche
- Sangda
- Sangta
- Sape
- Sari
- Sarkang
- Sarkāṅ
- Saukre
- Sauru
- Sayabala
- Sekuṅ
- Selibung
- Sirkung
- Sirkuṅ
- Sisa
- Sunda Chhorten
- Sundala
- Surche
- Surkhang
- Suruk
- Syāng
- Syāṅ
- Sāṅ
- Sāṅboche
- Sāṅtā
- Tamang Gaun
- Tangbe
- Teh
- Teri Himal
- Tetang
- Tetāṅ
- Thakkholagaun (Satsaya)
- Thanti
- Thaplyang
- Thapulghocha Bhanjyang
- Thineegaun
- Thingar
- Thini̇̄gāũ
- Thinkar
- Thukchu
- Thulungphat
- Thākkholāgāũ
- Tibetan Refugee Camp
- Tilekheji
- Tinglee Bhodho Bhanjyang
- Tiri
- Tiri̇̄gāũ
- Titi
- Titi Tal
- Tongga
- Toṅgo
- Treegaun
- Tuclung
- Tukucha
- Tukuche
- Tāmāgāũ
- Tānge
- Tāṅbe
- Tāṅge
- Yachebu
- Yamda
- Yara Gaon
- Yaragaun
- Yārāgāũ
- Ḍhi̇̄gāũ
- Ṭhā̃ṭi̇̄
- Ṭipche Goṭh

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 Mustang District

Named natural and historic features inside Mustang District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

137 rivers and streams; 9 lakes.

- Amakā Kholā
- Bhabjā Kholsi̇̄
- Bhenā Kholā
- Bherol Kholā
- Buwā Kholā
- Charāṅ Kholāṅ
- Chhahare Kholā
- Chhikyu Ṭoppo Kholā
- Chhincho Kholā
- Chhorāk Ḍokpo Kholā
- Chhuche Kholā
- Chhuchhu Gumbā Kholā
- Chhusuṅ Kholā
- Chhuāmā Kholā
- Chhāktāṅ Kholā
- Chimāṅ Kholā
- Chipruṅ Kholāṅ
- Chiṅgel Kholā
- Chokhopāni̇̄ Kholā
- Chuṅsi̇̄ Kholā
- Chyumāpāni̇̄ Kholā
- Chākā Kholā
- Chāṅje Kholā
- Dhaiku Kholā

…and 122 more.

### Hills and mountains

17 mountains; 14 mountain passes; 8 peaks; 3 valleys; 2 hills.

- Nilgiri · 6,796 m
- Nilgiri South · 6,784 m
- Thorungste · 6,451 m
- Nilgiri North · 6,418 m
- Khumjuṅgar Himāl · 6,381 m
- Tāshi̇̄kaṅ · 6,310 m
- Kumluṅ Himāl · 6,079 m
- Mukoṭ Himāl · 6,058 m
- Phalkāṅḍā̃ḍā · 6,051 m
- Dhampus Peak · 5,912 m
- Kyāṅkuṅ Dulā · 5,848 m
- Teri̇̄ Himāl · 5,745 m
- Purkuṅ · 5,635 m
- Tasartse · 5,624 m
- Sechi̇̄ Lek · 5,469 m
- Kyumupāni̇̄ Ḍā̃ḍā · 5,414 m
- Thorong La · 5,412 m
- Thāpā Peak · 5,397 m
- Thāpā Bhañjyāṅ · 5,353 m
- Tuchelā Bhañjyāṅ · 5,209 m
- Mesokantu La · 5,047 m
- Mesokānto Bhañjyāṅ · 4,945 m
- Ṭaje · 4,820 m
- Ghumā Ṭhā̃ṭi̇̄ · 4,807 m

…and 20 more.

### Forests and nature

2 forests.

- Chona Forest
- Kaprā Ban

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Jomsom Airport

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 Mustang District and the best time to visit

In Mustang District, the warmest month is Jul (average 5 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-14 °C). About 951 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (247 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 -14 15 

Feb -13 21 

Mar -10 28 

Apr -5 36 

May -1 81 

Jun 3 151 

Jul 5 247 

Aug 5 186 

Sep 3 130 

Oct -3 46 

Nov -8 4 

Dec -11 6 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mustang District

Places mapped inside Mustang District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals2
- Banks5
- Hotels247
- Schools10
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants34
- 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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Mustang District?In Gandaki Province, Nepal
- What is the population of Mustang District?15,235 (2023 estimate)
- What is the median age in Mustang District?About 31 years (2023 estimate)
- What is the population density of Mustang District?About 4 people per km²
- What borders Mustang District?Dolpa District, Manang District and Myagdi District
- How many villages are in Mustang District?264 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mustang District?Settlements lie between 2,024 m and 6,440 m
- What is the highest point in Mustang District?Nilgiri (6,796 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- How many hospitals are in Mustang District?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Mustang District?5 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mustang District?NP0445 (OCHA common operational dataset)