# Hima Municipality, Jumla District, Karnali Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jumla/hima/

Municipality · Jumla District 

# Hima

Hima is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Jumla District, Karnali Province. It covers **132.2 km²**. 65 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 132km²
- 2mapped services
- 2,690 mtypical elevation

## Where is Hima?

Hima lies in [Jumla District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jumla/), [Karnali Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Palata](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/kalikot/palata/), [Sinja](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jumla/sinja/), [Tatopani](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jumla/tatopani/), [Tila](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jumla/tila/) and [Tilagupha](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/kalikot/tilagupha/). By area it is the 349th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 5.2% of [Jumla District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jumla/). The centre of Hima is about 375 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 29.2711° N, 81.9295° 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 Hima

Open gazetteers list **65 villages, towns and localities** in Hima. Settlements here lie between about 2,126 m and 3,708 m above sea level (median 2,690 m).

- Acharya Lihi
- Aindakot
- Ai̇̃ḍākoṭ
- Badki
- Bakhre
- Balchaur
- Banj Gadgaun
- Barekot
- Basthapla
- Bhuskunde
- Bollechaur
- Buwa
- Bā̃j Gāḍgāu
- Chanulekharka
- Chema
- Danda Bada
- Deargaun
- Dhanchugaun
- Dhandkharka
- Dholdhunga
- Dhā̃chugāũ
- Gumi̇̄bhiḍ
- Gunibhid
- Jarjali
- Jarji
- Jogi Bada
- Jol
- Khadu
- Khaldhunga
- Khukel
- Koireli
- Kot
- Kudu
- Kutu
- Mahadev
- Mahat Bada
- Mainapori
- Maleokandh
- Marchi
- Masandanda
- Mastamadau
- Masānḍā̃ḍā
- Mophala
- Māithāplā
- Nundina
- Odigaun
- Odi̇̄gāũ
- Patharkholagaun
- Porkha
- Rapti
- Rupichhada
- Sano Chiudi
- Sel
- Shergaun
- Shergãũ
- Simkot
- Simtali
- Tagune
- Tallakhet
- Tarebhid
- Thapakhet
- Thulakholagaun
- Thulo Chiudi
- Tikimala
- Totke Salla

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 Hima

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Bā̃j Gāḍ
- Chemā Kholā
- Kukure Kholā
- Mophalā Kholā
- Odi̇̄ Kholā
- Pāni̇̄ Kholā
- Pāthar Kholā

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 Hima and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Jumla District, the warmest month is Jul (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-1 °C). About 1,063 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (317 mm) and the driest Nov (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -1 27 

Feb 1 38 

Mar 4 29 

Apr 8 27 

May 11 63 

Jun 14 162 

Jul 14 317 

Aug 14 229 

Sep 12 128 

Oct 7 29 

Nov 4 5 

Dec 2 11 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hima

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Municipality Health Post · Sinja 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.32914&mlon=81.98256#map=17/29.32914/81.98256) 

Bank NEPAL INVESTMENT BANK LIMITED · Tilagupha 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.19852&mlon=81.90931#map=17/29.19852/81.90931) 

Hotel Jaarkot Kalikot · Pachal Jharana 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.27671&mlon=81.72995#map=17/29.27671/81.72995) 

School Shree Nayaran Secondary School · Tila 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.23556&mlon=81.95716#map=17/29.23556/81.95716) 

College Setibada collage · Tila 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.21073&mlon=82.01326#map=17/29.21073/82.01326) 

Police station Traffic Police Post · Tila 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.22681&mlon=81.95111#map=17/29.22681/81.95111) 

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 Hima

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

- Schools1
- Restaurants1

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 Jumla District

- Chandannath
- Guthichaur
- Kanaka Sundari
- Patarasi
- Sinja
- Tatopani
- Tila

## Quick answers

- Where is Hima?In Jumla District, Karnali Province, Nepal
- What borders Hima?Palata, Sinja, Tatopani, Tila and Tilagupha
- How many villages are in Hima?65 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Hima?Settlements lie between 2,126 m and 3,708 m
- What is the best time to visit Hima?May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Hima?Municipality Health Post, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Hima?NEPAL INVESTMENT BANK LIMITED, about 8.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Hima?NP0663404 (OCHA common operational dataset)