# Shey Phoksundo Municipality, Dolpa District, Karnali Province

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Municipality · Dolpa District 

# Shey Phoksundo

Shey Phoksundo is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Dolpa District, Karnali Province. It covers **2,453.8 km²**. 111 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 40 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2,454km²
- 40mapped services
- 4,056 mtypical elevation

## Where is Shey Phoksundo?

Shey Phoksundo 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: [Dolpo Buddha](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/dolpo-buddha/), [Jagadulla](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/jagadulla/), [Kaike](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/kaike/), [Mugumakarmarog](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/mugu/mugumakarmarog/), [Thulibheri](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/thulibheri/) and [Tripurasundari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/tripurasundari/). By area it is the largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 30.9% of [Dolpa District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/). The centre of Shey Phoksundo is about 292 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 29.3730° N, 83.0134° 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 Shey Phoksundo

Open gazetteers list **111 villages, towns and localities** in Shey Phoksundo. Settlements here lie between about 2,646 m and 6,320 m above sea level (median 4,056 m).

- Bhijer
- Chagaon
- Chagaun
- Chasip
- Chhepka
- Chhoikam Goth
- Chhu
- Chhumjag
- Chokarpo
- Chunuwar
- Chāgāũ
- Daja
- Dakanakkharka
- Darsumna Dobhan
- Dechen Lāprāṅ Gumbā
- Dundargaon
- Dung Goth
- Dungdargaun
- Fair (Kartik)
- Ghyakto
- Gumba
- Jhyanglung Bhanjyang
- Kanchauni Lek
- Kang Nyung Than
- Kanjiroba Himal
- Karang
- Karāṅ
- Kerang
- Khoma
- Khung Bhanjyang
- Kigaun
- Kigāũ
- Kirathan
- Kirathang
- Komasgaun
- Komāsgāũ
- Kunasa Raman
- Kuwāgāũ
- Kyaru
- Laru Bhanjyang
- Lungchhung
- Lungchhung Kamo Bhanjyang
- Lurigaun
- Luri̇̄gāũ
- Maduwa
- Marang
- Marāṅ
- Musigaun
- Nagngdalo
- Namdo
- Nengla Bhanjang
- Nisalgaon
- Nisalgaun
- Nisālgāũ
- Nundum Dobhan
- Nāmdogaon
- Palam
- Phalang
- Phalāṅ
- Phogaon
- Phogaun
- Phogāũ
- Phophagaun
- Phophāgāũ
- Phulak
- Pongra
- Ponra
- Potalgaun
- Poṅrā
- Poṭālgāũ
- Pudāmigaon
- Pugma
- Punikha
- Purkang Dhuri
- Rakyo
- Rechi
- Rigmagaun
- Rigmagāũ
- Rike
- Ringmo
- Saldang
- Samling Gompa
- Sanduwa
- Sara Goth
- Sela Bhanjyang
- Sela Mukchung Bhanjyang
- She Gumba
- Shey
- Shyangta
- Shyāṅṭā
- Sibuk
- Singgthupra Dobhan
- Sugugaun
- Sugugoan
- Sugugāũ
- Sungjer Gumba
- Syamling Gumba
- Sāldān
- Tangkhor
- Taro
- Tata
- Tiliṅ
- Toptang Dhuri
- Tora Sumna
- Tāṅkhor
- Yaja
- Yalmya Bhot
- Yangjer Gumba
- Yangtser
- Yuldo
- kuwagaun

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 Shey Phoksundo

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

### Water

81 rivers and streams; 11 lakes.

- Bauli̇̄ Gāḍ
- Bhukpā Kholā
- Chakbāri̇̄ Kholā
- Chhekām Kholā
- Chhoitai Kholā
- Chhoitai Tāl
- Chhokārbo Tāl
- Chhokārbo Tāl
- Chhonākpo Tāl
- Chhonākpo Tāl
- Chhowambo Tāl
- Chhu Kholā
- Chhurāk Kholā
- Chiyol Kholā
- Chiyā Kholā
- Chochhuluṅ Kholā
- Chāphu Kholā
- Chārājan Kholā
- Dim Kholā
- Duluṅ Kholā
- Dāchen Kholā
- Dāchuṅ Kholā
- Dāṅsilā Kholā
- Ghuchuṅ Kholā

…and 68 more.

### Hills and mountains

10 mountain passes; 9 peaks; 2 glaciers; 1 mountain; 1 valley.

- Kānji̇̄robā Himāl · 5,701 m
- Jhyārko Diṅlā · 5,623 m
- Lhāshammā · 5,466 m
- Luṅchhuṅ · 5,442 m
- Neṅlā Bhañjyāṅ · 5,398 m
- Kang La · 5,355 m
- Tsho Kārpo Kāṅg · 5,305 m
- Kānchauni̇̄ Lek · 5,289 m
- Māri̇̄yoṅ Glacier · 5,264 m
- Chokārpo · 5,249 m
- Baglā Bhañjyāṅ · 5,156 m
- Numlā Bhañjyāṅ North · 5,133 m
- Kāgmārā Bhañjyāṅ · 5,122 m
- Lāṅmuse Bhañjyāṅ · 5,110 m
- Selā Bhañjyāṅ · 5,076 m
- Selā Mukchuṅ Bhañjyāṅ · 5,056 m
- Kāṅg Nyuṅg Thān · 5,012 m
- Purkāṅ Dhuri̇̄ · 4,957 m
- Jhoṅpālā Bhañjyāṅ · 4,836 m
- Yājā · 4,825 m
- She-Shikhar Glacier · 4,605 m
- Baglā Phedi̇̄ · 4,232 m
- Sehula · 4,039 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 Shey Phoksundo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Dolpa District, the warmest month is Jul (average 2 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 806 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 -16 21 

Feb -15 30 

Mar -11 29 

Apr -7 30 

May -4 70 

Jun 0 169 

Jul 2 301 

Aug 2 225 

Sep -0 136 

Oct -6 41 

Nov -9 4 

Dec -13 8 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Shey Phoksundo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Saldang health post · Shey Phoksundo 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.38479&mlon=83.07977#map=17/29.38479/83.07977) 

Bank Prabhu Bank · Shey Phoksundo 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.42815&mlon=83.06811#map=17/29.42815/83.06811) 

Hotel Shelri Youton Hotel & Gusthouse - 2026 · Shey Phoksundo 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.35229&mlon=82.96560#map=17/29.35229/82.96560) 

School Shelri Dugdra Basic School · Shey Phoksundo 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.42861&mlon=83.06811#map=17/29.42861/83.06811) 

Police station Police Post · Shey Phoksundo 8.2 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 Shey Phoksundo

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

- Hospitals7
- Banks1
- Hotels19
- Schools8
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants1
- Police stations2

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
- Mudkechula
- Thulibheri
- Tripurasundari

## Quick answers

- Where is Shey Phoksundo?In Dolpa District, Karnali Province, Nepal
- What borders Shey Phoksundo?Dolpo Buddha, Jagadulla, Kaike, Mugumakarmarog, Thulibheri and Tripurasundari
- How many villages are in Shey Phoksundo?111 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Shey Phoksundo?Settlements lie between 2,646 m and 6,320 m
- What is the highest point in Shey Phoksundo?Kānji̇̄robā Himāl (5,701 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Shey Phoksundo?Saldang health post, about 6.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Shey Phoksundo?Prabhu Bank, about 8.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Shey Phoksundo?7 mapped
- How many banks are in Shey Phoksundo?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Shey Phoksundo?NP0662401 (OCHA common operational dataset)