# Gharpajhong Municipality, Mustang District, Gandaki Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/gharpajhong/ Municipality · Mustang District # Gharpajhong Gharpajhong is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Mustang District, Gandaki Province. It covers **316.9 km²**. 31 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 94 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 317km² - 94mapped services - 2,778 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gharpajhong? Gharpajhong lies in [Mustang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/), [Gandaki Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Annapurna](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/myagdi/annapurna/), [Ngisyang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/manang/ngisyang/), [Thasang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/thasang/) and [Varagung Muktichhetra](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/varagung-muktichhetra/). By area it is the 97th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 8.9% of [Mustang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/). The centre of Gharpajhong is about 195 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.7686° N, 83.7469° 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 Gharpajhong Open gazetteers list **31 villages, towns and localities** in Gharpajhong. Settlements here lie between about 2,628 m and 3,509 m above sea level (median 2,778 m). - Alu Bari - Chhairo - Chimanggaun - Chimrang - Chimāṅgāũ - Chokhopani - Dhonga - Dhorenjhan - Dhumba - Dhunche - Dhunchhe Thāṅ - Ghaito - Hadigaun - Hādigāũ - Jhong - Jhoṅ - Jomsom - Kaisang - Kaisāṅ - Khutsab Terenga Gumba - Laki - Marpha - Megna Thakali - Puchchhardhoṅ - Samle - Sape - Syāng - Syāṅ - Thineegaun - Thini̇̄gāũ - Tibetan Refugee Camp 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 Gharpajhong Named natural and historic features inside Gharpajhong, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Chhahare Kholā - Chimāṅ Kholā - Chokhopāni̇̄ Kholā - Dhokyu Kholā - Dhumbā Kholā - Dhumbā Tāl - Phāram Kholā - Pońkyu Kholā - Puchchhardhoṅ Kholā - Sechi̇̄ Kholā - Syāṅ Kholā - Thini̇̄ Kholā ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains; 2 peaks; 2 mountain passes. - Nilgiri · 6,796 m - Nilgiri North · 6,418 m - Tasartse · 5,624 m - Sechi̇̄ Lek · 5,469 m - Mesokantu La · 5,047 m - Mesokānto Bhañjyāṅ · 4,945 m - Timchi̇̄bhuk · 4,347 m ### 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 Gharpajhong and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mustang District, the warmest month is Jul (average 11 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-9 °C), after allowing for this place being about 789 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 -9 15 Feb -8 21 Mar -5 28 Apr 0 36 May 4 81 Jun 8 151 Jul 11 247 Aug 10 186 Sep 8 130 Oct 2 46 Nov -3 4 Dec -6 6 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gharpajhong Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Jharkot Health Post · Varagung Muktichhetra 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.81566&mlon=83.84919#map=17/28.81566/83.84919) Bank Machhapuchchre Bank · Gharpajhong 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.78269&mlon=83.72487#map=17/28.78269/83.72487) Hotel Megna Thakali · Gharpajhong 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.77165&mlon=83.72716#map=17/28.77165/83.72716) School Janahit Higher Secondary School · Gharpajhong 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.78364&mlon=83.73824#map=17/28.78364/83.73824) Police station Police station · Varagung Muktichhetra 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.83719&mlon=83.78708#map=17/28.83719/83.78708) 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 Gharpajhong Places mapped inside Gharpajhong in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks2 - Hotels79 - Schools5 - Restaurants8 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 Mustang District - Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda - Lomanthang - Thasang - Varagung Muktichhetra ## Quick answers - Where is Gharpajhong?In Mustang District, Gandaki Province, Nepal - What borders Gharpajhong?Annapurna, Ngisyang, Thasang and Varagung Muktichhetra - How many villages are in Gharpajhong?31 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Gharpajhong?Settlements lie between 2,628 m and 3,509 m - What is the highest point in Gharpajhong?Nilgiri (6,796 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Gharpajhong?Jharkot Health Post, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gharpajhong?Machhapuchchre Bank, about 2.7 km from the centre - How many banks are in Gharpajhong?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Gharpajhong?NP0445404 (OCHA common operational dataset)