# Dhawalagiri Municipality, Myagdi District, Gandaki Province

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Municipality · Myagdi District 

# Dhawalagiri

Dhawalagiri is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Myagdi District, Gandaki Province. It covers **858.7 km²**. 135 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 859km²
- 15mapped services
- 2,297 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dhawalagiri?

Dhawalagiri lies in [Myagdi District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/myagdi/), [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/), [Dhorpatan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/myagdi/dhorpatan/), [Malika](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/myagdi/malika/), [Raghuganga](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/myagdi/raghuganga/), [Tamankhola](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/tamankhola/), [Thasang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/thasang/) and [Varagung Muktichhetra](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/mustang/varagung-muktichhetra/). By area it is the 19th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 37.6% of [Myagdi District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/myagdi/). The centre of Dhawalagiri is about 223 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.6135° N, 83.2979° 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 Dhawalagiri

Open gazetteers list **135 villages, towns and localities** in Dhawalagiri. Settlements here lie between about 1,207 m and 7,528 m above sea level (median 2,297 m).

- Arche
- Bagar
- Bansbot
- Barabang
- Bhedikhalta
- Bhose Dhuri
- Bibang
- Bobang
- Bobāṅ
- Boghara
- Bonam
- Bul
- Bā̃sboṭ
- Chechung
- Chechuṅ
- Chhari
- Chharigaun
- Chheubankharka
- Chhiskur
- Chiren Patal
- Churen Himal
- Damka
- Dar
- Deuali
- Deurali
- Dharapani
- Dhaulagiri
- Dhawalagiri 2nd
- Dhungadhar Kharka
- Dhurikharka
- Dobhankharka
- Dolpa
- Doplā
- Ghantebang
- Ghattekholagaun
- Ghimlati
- Ghurma
- Ghustung
- Gurja
- Gurjakhani
- Gurjākhāni̇̄
- Gwarsik
- Hambang
- Haramchyan Kharka
- Hila Pokhari
- Himalja
- Hāmbāṅ
- Ingle Dhuri
- Jeltung
- Jeltuṅ
- Jhabang
- Jhamarka
- Jharmaling
- Jirbangkharka
- Jukepani
- Kalleni
- Kambon
- Kaphaldanda
- Karanjakhani
- Katarghe
- Khabang
- Khabāṅ
- Khamekharka
- Khamla
- Khar
- Khaska
- Khibang
- Khibāṅ
- Khorekharka
- Khoriya
- Kuine
- Kuinekhani
- Kunabankharka
- Kungri
- Lachhabang
- Lamsung
- Lamsuṅ
- Lipsaba
- Lulang
- Lulāṅ
- Lusbang
- Lusbāṅ
- Machhim
- Mahatala
- Mairekharka
- Makus
- Malampara
- Malampargaun
- Malkabang
- Manapathi
- Marang
- Mareni
- Marāṅ
- Masdhare
- Masdhārā
- Matikhanna
- Mohatala
- Mubaskharka
- Mudi (Muri)
- Mudi̇̄
- Muna
- Muri
- Myagdi Matha
- Narja
- Naura
- Nayaban
- Nerbang
- Nerbāṅ
- Onthan
- Paireni
- Phaliyagaon
- Phaliyagaun
- Pilangkoskharka
- Puchhar Base Camp
- Ranibase
- Ro
- Rudbang
- Setodhungakharka
- Sibang
- Sibje
- Sibāṅ
- Simalkharka
- Sinbang
- Sinbāṅ
- Singkos
- Siṅkos
- Solaban
- Solbang
- Solbāṅ
- Takam
- Talitrekharka
- Thullo Patakharka
- Tirija
- Tsaurabong
- Upallo Jaljala

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 Dhawalagiri

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

### Water

46 rivers and streams.

- Amarke Kholā
- Bukuri̇̄ Kholā
- Chaurban Kholā
- Chhari̇̄ Kholā
- Dalsiṅ Kholā
- Dhaulā Kholā
- Dhaulā Kholā
- Dhunār Kholā
- Ghoriaṭe Kholā
- Ghurma Kholā
- Ghāsmar Kholā
- Goraṅ Kholā
- Gurjā Kholā
- Gāgre Kholā
- Hire Kholā
- Hūchin Kholā
- Jugjā Kholā
- Jāgos Kholā
- Kamire Kholā
- Khabāṅ Kholā
- Khelās Kholā
- Kholākharka Kholā
- Khāme Kholā
- Koṭ Kholā

…and 22 more.

### Hills and mountains

10 peaks; 4 mountains; 2 glaciers.

- Dhaulagiri IV · 7,634 m
- Dhaulagiri V · 7,588 m
- Tukuche Peak · 6,812 m
- Gurja Himal · 5,842 m
- Tsauraboṅ · 5,781 m
- Kambon · 5,755 m
- Dhawalāgiri̇̄ Six · 5,683 m
- Ṭukuche · 5,525 m
- Myāgdi̇̄ Māthā · 5,500 m
- Chhonbarbāṅ Glacier · 5,487 m
- Ghusṭuṅ · 5,344 m
- Mānāpāthi̇̄ · 4,751 m
- Jirbāṅ · 4,671 m
- Chhonbārbāṅ Glacier · 4,624 m
- Īṅle Dhuri̇̄ · 2,958 m
- Bhose Dhuri̇̄ · 2,536 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 Dhawalagiri and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Myagdi District, the warmest month is Jul (average 11 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-3 °C), after allowing for this place being about 504 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,316 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (358 mm) and the driest Nov (3 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 -3 16 

Feb -2 23 

Mar 1 30 

Apr 6 42 

May 8 103 

Jun 11 218 

Jul 11 358 

Aug 11 264 

Sep 9 190 

Oct 5 63 

Nov 2 3 

Dec -1 6 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dhawalagiri

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kuhun Health-post · Mangala 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.39636&mlon=83.48530#map=17/28.39636/83.48530) 

Bank Century Commercial Bank Ltd. · Thasang 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.64088&mlon=83.59937#map=17/28.64088/83.59937) 

Hotel Dovan Hotel · Dhawalagiri 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.62891&mlon=83.39285#map=17/28.62891/83.39285) 

School Amar Secondary School · Raghuganga 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.69481&mlon=83.49301#map=17/28.69481/83.49301) 

College West Point College/HSBS · Beni 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.35158&mlon=83.56602#map=17/28.35158/83.56602) 

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 Dhawalagiri

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

- Hotels12
- Restaurants3

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 Myagdi District

- Annapurna
- Beni
- Dhorpatan
- Malika
- Mangala
- Raghuganga

## Quick answers

- Where is Dhawalagiri?In Myagdi District, Gandaki Province, Nepal
- What borders Dhawalagiri?Chharka Tangsong, Dhorpatan, Malika, Raghuganga, Tamankhola, Thasang and Varagung Muktichhetra
- How many villages are in Dhawalagiri?135 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Dhawalagiri?Settlements lie between 1,207 m and 7,528 m
- What is the highest point in Dhawalagiri?Dhaulagiri IV (7,634 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dhawalagiri?Kuhun Health-post, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dhawalagiri?Century Commercial Bank Ltd., about 30 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dhawalagiri?NP0444401 (OCHA common operational dataset)