# Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda Municipality, Mustang District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/lo-ghekar-damodarkunda/ Municipality · Mustang District # Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Mustang District, Gandaki Province. It covers **1,347.5 km²**. 58 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 23 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,348km² - 23mapped services - 3,929 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda? Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda 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: [Chharka Tangsong](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/chharka-tangsong/), [Lomanthang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/lomanthang/), [Narpa Bhumi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/manang/narpa-bhumi/) and [Varagung Muktichhetra](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/varagung-muktichhetra/). By area it is the 9th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 37.8% of [Mustang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/). The centre of Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda is about 202 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 29.0422° N, 83.9334° 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 Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda Open gazetteers list **58 villages, towns and localities** in Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda. Settlements here lie between about 3,219 m and 6,440 m above sea level (median 3,929 m). - Akiama - Baha Bhaunjyang - Charang - Charāṅ - Chhunggar - Chingel Bhanjyang - Chungsee - Dhakmar - Dhegaun - Dhegāũ - Gaugiri - Ghami - Ghami Bhanjang - Ghami̇̄ - Ghar Gumba - Ghar Gompa - Ghara - Ghara (old ruins) - Gharagaun - Ghilin - Ghiliṅ - Ghuma Thanti - Ghārāgāũ - Jhaite - Kachacha - Kepuchhimi̇̄ - Khete - Khumjungar Himal - Kumlung Himal - Luṅme - Maran - Marang - Mi̇̄ - Muila Bhanjyang - Namja Dovan - Nyila - Paha - Phanyakawa - Sangboche - Saukre - Selibung - Surche - Surkhang - Sāṅ - Sāṅboche - Tamang Gaun - Teh - Teri Himal - Thanti - Thapulghocha Bhanjyang - Tāmāgāũ - Tānge - Tāṅge - Yamda - Yara Gaon - Yaragaun - Yārāgāũ - Ṭhā̃ṭi̇̄ 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 Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda Named natural and historic features inside Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 33 rivers and streams; 4 lakes. - Amakā Kholā - Buwā Kholā - Chiṅgel Kholā - Chuṅsi̇̄ Kholā - Chyumāpāni̇̄ Kholā - Chāṅje Kholā - Dhau Dhuṅḍhuṅ Tāl - Dhechyāṅ Kholā - Dhimi̇̄ Kholā - Dhuyā Kholā - Dāmodar Kuṇḍā Kholā - Ghami̇̄ Kholā - Ghami̇̄ Kholā - Ghopāṅ Kholā - Kekyāp Kholā - Kekyāp Tāl - Namta Kholā - Nāktāṅ Kholā - Nāktāṅ Tāl - Nāle Kholā - Paisye Kholā - Paruṅ Kholā - Puyuṅ Kholā - Rijuṅ Chwā Kholā …and 13 more. ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains; 4 mountain passes; 2 peaks; 2 valleys. - Khumjuṅgar Himāl · 6,381 m - Kumluṅ Himāl · 6,079 m - Teri̇̄ Himāl · 5,745 m - Kyumupāni̇̄ Ḍā̃ḍā · 5,414 m - Ṭaje · 4,820 m - Ghumā Ṭhā̃ṭi̇̄ · 4,807 m - Lhetak · 4,692 m - Amakā · 4,221 m - Muilā Bhañjyāṅ · 4,105 m - Nyi̇̄lā · 3,893 m - Beg Lā · 3,826 m - Chiṅgel Bhañjyāṅ · 3,786 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 Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mustang District, the warmest month is Jul (average 3 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 362 m higher 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 -17 15 Feb -16 21 Mar -12 28 Apr -7 36 May -3 81 Jun 1 151 Jul 3 247 Aug 3 186 Sep 0 130 Oct -6 46 Nov -10 4 Dec -14 6 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Star Hospital · Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.87835&mlon=84.03992#map=17/28.87835/84.03992) Bank Prabhu Bank · Varagung Muktichhetra 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.81619&mlon=83.86361#map=17/28.81619/83.86361) Hotel Shambala hotel · Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.00899&mlon=83.94821#map=17/29.00899/83.94821) School Lo-Kunphen Medical School · Lomanthang 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.18175&mlon=83.95639#map=17/29.18175/83.95639) Police station Police station · Varagung Muktichhetra 27 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 Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda Places mapped inside Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Hotels22 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 - Gharpajhong - Lomanthang - Thasang - Varagung Muktichhetra ## Quick answers - Where is Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda?In Mustang District, Gandaki Province, Nepal - What borders Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda?Chharka Tangsong, Lomanthang, Narpa Bhumi and Varagung Muktichhetra - How many villages are in Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda?58 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda?Settlements lie between 3,219 m and 6,440 m - What is the highest point in Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda?Khumjuṅgar Himāl (6,381 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda?Star Hospital, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda?Prabhu Bank, about 26 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda?NP0445402 (OCHA common operational dataset)