# Dolpo Buddha Municipality, Dolpa District, Karnali Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/dolpo-buddha/ Municipality · Dolpa District # Dolpo Buddha Dolpo Buddha is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Dolpa District, Karnali Province. It covers **1,179.9 km²**. 63 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,180km² - 11mapped services - 4,236 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dolpo Buddha? Dolpo Buddha lies in [Dolpa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/), [Karnali Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Chharka Tangsong](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/chharka-tangsong/), [Kaike](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/kaike/) and [Shey Phoksundo](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/shey-phoksundo/). By area it is the 12th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 14.9% of [Dolpa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/). The centre of Dolpo Buddha is about 264 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 29.2874° N, 83.3162° 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 Dolpo Buddha Open gazetteers list **63 villages, towns and localities** in Dolpo Buddha. Settlements here lie between about 3,935 m and 5,552 m above sea level (median 4,236 m). - Bahun Gomba - Balung Gumba - Chala Bhanjyang - Changpola Goth - Chhamdang - Chhiume - Chhumagaun - Dhaugaon - Dhaugaun - Dhaugāũ - Dho - Dho Tarap - Dhoro - Fal gaun - Gagar Takmar - Ghakar - Jyamjom Bhanjyang - Kahaukar - Kahā̃kar - Kharba - Klanggaun - Klāṅgāũ - Lonje - Mai Sundo - Maitgaun - Maitgāũ - Marāṅ - Mendo - Mengala Bhanjyang - Modo - Musi Goth - Musigaon - Musi̇̄gāũ - Namyal - Niluṅgāũ - Nāmḍuthāṅ - Phalwa - Poldegaun - Poltegaun - Pāri̇̄ Polṭe - Sati̇̄ - Shimen - Shipcho - Shipchok - Simengaun - Simengāũ - Songmagaun - Sonmagaon - Soti - Soṅmāgāũ - Syaule - Targaun - Thaksee - Thapcha - Thāksi̇̄ - Thāpchā - Tinje - Tinjegaun - Tinjegāũ - Tokyo - Tokyu - Tārgāũ - Yanang Bhanjyang 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 Dolpo Buddha Named natural and historic features inside Dolpo Buddha, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 40 rivers and streams; 3 lakes. - Bindu Kholā - Chherku Kholā - Chhoilā Kholā - Chhortem Mārgho Kholā - Chhoṅgbo Tāl - Chhoṅi̇̄bār Tāl - Chhārkā Kirphuk Tāl - Chuchuliyā Kholā - Chāṅmār Kholā - Chāṅpolā Kholā - Dhau Kholā - Ghurbuk Kholā - Gār Kholā - Humluṅ Kholā - Jyāṅlā Kholā - Kaudum Kholā - Keheiṅ Kholā - Kirphuk Kholā - Klāṅ Kholā - Lājar Kholā - Lārkyāp Kholā - Lāṅlā Kholā - Mait Kholā - Mirbubāne Kholā …and 19 more. ### Hills and mountains 5 mountain passes; 2 mountains; 1 peak. - Norbukāṅ · 5,774 m - Chanlā Bhañjyāṅ · 5,387 m - Pyuḍam · 5,374 m - Jhyārkoi Bhañjyāṅ · 5,359 m - Thomuṅ Lek · 5,222 m - Jyāṅlā Bhañjyāṅ · 5,119 m - Numlā Bhañjyāṅ South · 5,108 m - Chhoilā Bhañjyāṅ · 5,034 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 Dolpo Buddha and the best time to visit Using the climate of Dolpa District, the warmest month is Jul (average 1 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 986 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,064 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (301 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 21 Feb -16 30 Mar -13 29 Apr -8 30 May -5 70 Jun -1 169 Jul 1 301 Aug 1 225 Sep -1 136 Oct -7 41 Nov -10 4 Dec -14 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dolpo Buddha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Tinje Health Post · Dolpo Buddha 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.30372&mlon=83.25974#map=17/29.30372/83.25974) Bank Rastriya Banijya Bank- Dolpo Buddha · Dolpo Buddha 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.12976&mlon=83.18624#map=17/29.12976/83.18624) Hotel Budda Ribo view homestay · Dolpo Buddha 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.16671&mlon=83.15842#map=17/29.16671/83.15842) School Crystal Mountain Basic School · Dolpo Buddha 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.14545&mlon=83.17623#map=17/29.14545/83.17623) Police station Police Post · Shey Phoksundo 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.42833&mlon=83.06881#map=17/29.42833/83.06881) 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 Dolpo Buddha Places mapped inside Dolpo Buddha in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - Banks1 - Hotels7 - Schools1 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 Dolpa District - Chharka Tangsong - Jagadulla - Kaike - Mudkechula - Shey Phoksundo - Thulibheri - Tripurasundari ## Quick answers - Where is Dolpo Buddha?In Dolpa District, Karnali Province, Nepal - What borders Dolpo Buddha?Chharka Tangsong, Kaike and Shey Phoksundo - How many villages are in Dolpo Buddha?63 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dolpo Buddha?Settlements lie between 3,935 m and 5,552 m - What is the highest point in Dolpo Buddha?Norbukāṅ (5,774 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Dolpo Buddha?Tinje Health Post, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dolpo Buddha?Rastriya Banijya Bank- Dolpo Buddha, about 22 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Dolpo Buddha?2 mapped - How many banks are in Dolpo Buddha?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Dolpo Buddha?NP0662403 (OCHA common operational dataset)