# Varagung Muktichhetra Municipality, Mustang District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/varagung-muktichhetra/ Municipality · Mustang District # Varagung Muktichhetra Varagung Muktichhetra is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Mustang District, Gandaki Province. It covers **886.0 km²**. 67 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 113 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 886km² - 113mapped services - 3,357 mtypical elevation ## Where is Varagung Muktichhetra? Varagung Muktichhetra lies in [Mustang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/), [Gandaki Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Chharka Tangsong](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/chharka-tangsong/), [Dhawalagiri](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/myagdi/dhawalagiri/), [Gharpajhong](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/gharpajhong/), [Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/lo-ghekar-damodarkunda/), [Narpa Bhumi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/manang/narpa-bhumi/), [Ngisyang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/manang/ngisyang/) and [Thasang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/thasang/). By area it is the 17th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 24.9% of [Mustang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/). The centre of Varagung Muktichhetra is about 203 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.8977° N, 83.7477° 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 Varagung Muktichhetra Open gazetteers list **67 villages, towns and localities** in Varagung Muktichhetra. Settlements here lie between about 2,816 m and 6,137 m above sea level (median 3,357 m). - Bhed - Bhena - Chaile - Chele - Chhomnang - Chhuchhumbatalgaun - Chhukgaon - Chhusang - Chhyonggur - Chongur - Dhagarjun - Dhagarjung - Ekle Bhattee - Ekle Bhatti - Eklobhati - Ghak - Ghok - Ghyakar - Gumba - Gumbakang - Hongde Himal - Ilee - Jharkot - Jhong - Jhoṅ - Jhyāuse - Joṅbā - Kagbenee - Khingar - Khingga - Kunjok - Kyuten - Kāgbeni̇̄ - Lembeebuk - Lembi̇̄buk - Lhatuk - Lupra - Mukot Himal - Muktinath - Muktināth - Old Muktinath - Pangling - Paunda - Phalyak - Purang - Purbung Himal - Purāṅ - Putak - Pāṅliṅ - Pāṇḍā - Raneepauwa - Ranipauwa - Rāni̇̄pauwā - Samar - Sangda - Sangta - Sāṅtā - Tangbe - Tetang - Tetāṅ - Tiri - Tiri̇̄gāũ - Tongga - Toṅgo - Treegaun - Tāṅbe - 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 Varagung Muktichhetra Named natural and historic features inside Varagung Muktichhetra, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 45 rivers and streams; 2 lakes. - Bhabjā Kholsi̇̄ - Bhenā Kholā - Bherol Kholā - Chhincho Kholā - Chhuche Kholā - Dhakā Lumbā Kholā - Dhińkyo Kholā - Dhundok Kholā - Dhuṅju Karmā Kholā - Ghaldāṅ Ghulduṅ Kholā - Ghiluṅpā Kholā - Ghyākar Kholā - Jhon Khola - Jhoṅ Kholā - Jhuwā Kholā - Jhāmluṅbā Kholā - Jhārche Kholā - Kak Khola - Kali Kandaki - Kiluṅbā Kholā - Koluṅbā Kholā - Konjokki Kholā - Kyāluṅpa Kholā - Lhānhi̇̄mar Kholā …and 23 more. ### Hills and mountains 6 mountains; 6 mountain passes; 2 peaks; 2 hills. - Thorungste · 6,451 m - Tāshi̇̄kaṅ · 6,310 m - Mukoṭ Himāl · 6,058 m - Phalkāṅḍā̃ḍā · 6,051 m - Purkuṅ · 5,635 m - Thorong La · 5,412 m - Tuchelā Bhañjyāṅ · 5,209 m - Dajoṅ Paldip · 4,719 m - Bāhā Bhañjyāṅ · 4,212 m - Gyũ Lā · 3,986 m - Bhimā Lojuṅ · 3,786 m - Dhāṅlāḍā̃ḍā · 3,567 m - Dajoṅ Lā · 3,512 m - Dhuṅluṅpāḍā̃ḍā · 3,480 m - Taklam Lā · 3,309 m - Puchchharḍā̃ḍā · 3,282 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 Varagung Muktichhetra and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mustang District, the warmest month is Jul (average 7 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-13 °C), after allowing for this place being about 210 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 -13 15 Feb -12 21 Mar -9 28 Apr -3 36 May 1 81 Jun 5 151 Jul 7 247 Aug 6 186 Sep 4 130 Oct -2 46 Nov -6 4 Dec -10 6 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Varagung Muktichhetra Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Jharkot Health Post · Varagung Muktichhetra 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.81566&mlon=83.84919#map=17/28.81566/83.84919) Bank Machhapuchchre Bank · Gharpajhong 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.78269&mlon=83.72487#map=17/28.78269/83.72487) Hotel Hotel shangrila · Varagung Muktichhetra 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.88226&mlon=83.71904#map=17/28.88226/83.71904) School Shree Janashanti Secondary School · Varagung Muktichhetra 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.83680&mlon=83.78217#map=17/28.83680/83.78217) Police station Police station · Varagung Muktichhetra 7.7 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 Varagung Muktichhetra Places mapped inside Varagung Muktichhetra in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Hotels88 - Schools2 - Restaurants20 - Police stations1 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 - Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda - Lomanthang - Thasang ## Quick answers - Where is Varagung Muktichhetra?In Mustang District, Gandaki Province, Nepal - What borders Varagung Muktichhetra?Chharka Tangsong, Dhawalagiri, Gharpajhong, Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda, Narpa Bhumi, Ngisyang and Thasang - How many villages are in Varagung Muktichhetra?67 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Varagung Muktichhetra?Settlements lie between 2,816 m and 6,137 m - What is the highest point in Varagung Muktichhetra?Thorungste (6,451 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Varagung Muktichhetra?Jharkot Health Post, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Varagung Muktichhetra?Machhapuchchre Bank, about 13 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Varagung Muktichhetra?1 mapped - How many banks are in Varagung Muktichhetra?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Varagung Muktichhetra?NP0445403 (OCHA common operational dataset)