# Mudkechula Municipality, Dolpa District, Karnali Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/mudkechula/

Municipality · Dolpa District 

# Mudkechula

Mudkechula is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Dolpa District, Karnali Province. It covers **250.0 km²**. 105 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 37 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 250km²
- 37mapped services
- 2,473 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mudkechula?

Mudkechula lies in [Dolpa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/), [Karnali Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Aathabisakot](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/rukum-west/aathabisakot/), [Barekot](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jajarkot/barekot/), [Guthichaur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jumla/guthichaur/), [Jagadulla](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/jagadulla/), [Nalgad](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jajarkot/nalgad/) and [Tripurasundari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/tripurasundari/). By area it is the 134th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 3.1% of [Dolpa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/). The centre of Mudkechula is about 312 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 29.0572° N, 82.5312° 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 Mudkechula

Open gazetteers list **105 villages, towns and localities** in Mudkechula. Settlements here lie between about 1,537 m and 4,431 m above sea level (median 2,473 m).

- Babiyamale
- Bagale Salla
- Baigaun
- Baiyaldi
- Bhara
- Bhata Aul
- Bhotgaun
- Bhotgaun Kalika
- Bhotka
- Bhoṭgāũ
- Buketā
- Bungera Goth
- Bāigāũ
- Chulibang
- Chunli
- Churung
- Chyaubinda
- Damchaura
- Danda
- Dargaun Narku
- Dhele Lek
- Dhupena
- Dimare
- Dumkot Lek
- Gadpari
- Garang Gurung
- Garāṅ Guruṅ
- Gharpata
- Ghattekholagaun
- Hapalla Khadu
- Hapu
- Hariyo Rukh
- Hingchi
- Horta
- Humphala
- Ila
- Jigimura
- Jimi
- Jimichaur
- Kalika Aaula
- Karbagar
- Katswanra
- Khabmu Lagna
- Khadu
- Khakkholagaun
- Khalte
- Kharka
- Khetali
- Khirdilachaur
- Khola Goth
- Kot
- Kumdeni
- Kāṭswā̃rā
- Lūnh
- Mahidara
- Manike Paira
- Masdhara
- Maurana
- Muju
- Namuna Tole kalika
- Narku
- Narku Thargaun
- Octa
- Odarpata
- Okharena
- Okta
- Okta Lek
- Okṭa
- Paiyan
- Paiyā̃
- Panga
- Patapati
- Poth Bada
- Prabhat Tol
- Pratap Tole
- Puiyar
- Pāti̇̄hālnā
- Pā̃gā
- Rahuchutā
- Rajikumda
- Rajin
- Ramphu
- Rannge
- Ridin Aul
- Riding
- Riḍiṅ
- Rā̃ṅge
- Sangle Bagar
- Sarmi
- Satibara
- Sepane
- Sil Goth
- Sirpata
- Sur
- Sura
- Surkholi
- Tagda
- Taligaun
- Tali̇̄gāũ
- Thabledanda
- Thargaun
- Thargāũ
- Titepani
- Tolchaur
- Ḍā̃ḍā

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 Mudkechula

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

### Water

17 rivers and streams.

- Baileni̇̄ Kholā
- Bhittā Kholā
- Bhālu Kholā
- Chintā Kholi̇̄
- Dhun Chhaharā Kholā
- Dophu Kholā
- Gā̃ḍe Kholā
- Khumsi̇̄ Kholā
- Kusum Kholā
- Kā̃si̇̄ Kholā
- Muju Kholā
- Nune Gāḍ
- Nāgbeni̇̄ Kholā
- Ogle Kholā
- Pāni̇̄ Kholā
- Rāl Gāḍ
- Sil Gāḍ

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains; 2 peaks.

- Muṭkyāchulā · 4,587 m
- Asauji̇̄ Maryā · 3,955 m
- Maulā · 3,663 m
- Koṭin Mālikā · 3,479 m
- Mohargiri̇̄ Chuchurā · 3,415 m
- Okṭa Lek · 3,262 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 Mudkechula and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Dolpa District, the warmest month is Jul (average 13 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-6 °C), after allowing for this place being about 777 m lower 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 -6 21 

Feb -5 30 

Mar -1 29 

Apr 4 30 

May 7 70 

Jun 11 169 

Jul 13 301 

Aug 12 225 

Sep 10 136 

Oct 5 41 

Nov 1 4 

Dec -3 8 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mudkechula

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kalika Family Health Hospital · Mudkechula 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.02245&mlon=82.55004#map=17/29.02245/82.55004) 

Bank Kasturi Cooperative Limited · Mudkechula 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.05466&mlon=82.51756#map=17/29.05466/82.51756) 

Hotel Subasna Hotel · Mudkechula 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.04889&mlon=82.56877#map=17/29.04889/82.56877) 

School Danphe Basic School · Mudkechula 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.05528&mlon=82.53176#map=17/29.05528/82.53176) 

College Jajarkot Polytechnic School · Tripurasundari 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.98733&mlon=82.85230#map=17/28.98733/82.85230) 

Police station Narki Police · Mudkechula 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.05571&mlon=82.51581#map=17/29.05571/82.51581) 

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 Mudkechula

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks2
- Hotels4
- Schools25
- Restaurants1
- Police stations4

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
- Dolpo Buddha
- Jagadulla
- Kaike
- Shey Phoksundo
- Thulibheri
- Tripurasundari

## Quick answers

- Where is Mudkechula?In Dolpa District, Karnali Province, Nepal
- What borders Mudkechula?Aathabisakot, Barekot, Guthichaur, Jagadulla, Nalgad and Tripurasundari
- How many villages are in Mudkechula?105 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mudkechula?Settlements lie between 1,537 m and 4,431 m
- What is the highest point in Mudkechula?Muṭkyāchulā (4,587 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mudkechula?Kalika Family Health Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mudkechula?Kasturi Cooperative Limited, about 1.4 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Mudkechula?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Mudkechula?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mudkechula?NP0662404 (OCHA common operational dataset)