# Mahawai Municipality, Kalikot District, Karnali Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/kalikot/mahawai/ Municipality · Kalikot District # Mahawai Mahawai is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Kalikot District, Karnali Province. It covers **321.8 km²**. 44 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 322km² - 18mapped services - 2,266 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mahawai? Mahawai lies in [Kalikot District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/kalikot/), [Karnali Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 9 other municipalities: [Bhairabi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dailekh/bhairabi/), [Junichande](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/jajarkot/junichande/), [Khandachakra](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/kalikot/khandachakra/), [Mahabu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dailekh/mahabu/), [Naumule](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dailekh/naumule/), [Shuva Kalika](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/kalikot/shuva-kalika/), [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 95th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 19.6% of [Kalikot District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/kalikot/). The centre of Mahawai is about 370 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. It is about 18 km from Kalikot District, the main town of Kalikot District. The centre point is at 29.0409° N, 81.8561° 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 Mahawai Open gazetteers list **44 villages, towns and localities** in Mahawai. Settlements here lie between about 1,232 m and 3,956 m above sea level (median 2,266 m). - Awal Gela - Badchuli - Bahuni Danda - Balchaur - Barangr - Barkhe - Bhamna - Bhera - Bhurke Chhahara - Daadakhala - Dansile - Dillikot - Dilli̇̄koṭ - Gaira Khada - GaneshKot - Gunagaun - Hare - Jai Takura - Kakhre - Khalla - Kudilla - Kuni - Lade Bhanjyang - Lasun Dhunga - Lekgela - Mahawai 6 kuni kalikot - Naku - Naredhunga - Oda - Odhanku - Paltadi - Pipalchowk - Raksar - Ramni - Ranipata - Ranta - Rā̃tā - Sain - Seri - Simkhet - Thadi - Thamkhet - Tinchang - Unichaur 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 Mahawai Named natural and historic features inside Mahawai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 20 rivers and streams. - Bhaili̇̄ Kholā - Bāyuban Kholā - Chumli̇̄ Kholā - Dabalchaur Kholā - Dubilā Kholā - Gelā Kholā - Ghagreni̇̄ Kholā - Ghaṭṭe Gāḍ - Ghaṭṭe Kholā - Godi̇̄ Kholā - Gunāgāū Kholā - Jilli Kholā - Kā̃ḍ Kholā - Mul Kholā - Māhu Kholā - Mājuban Kholā - Nāki̇̄ Kholā - Raish Kholā - Roleni̇̄ Kholā - Tinchāṅge Kholā ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains; 1 mountain pass. - Dhālpāni̇̄ Lek · 4,003 m - Laḍe Bhañjyāṅ · 3,925 m - Bāhuni Ḍā̃ḍā · 3,836 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 Mahawai and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kalikot District, the warmest month is Jun (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (3 °C), after allowing for this place being about 231 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,101 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (338 mm) and the driest Nov (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to May and October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 3 28 Feb 4 37 Mar 8 29 Apr 13 27 May 16 60 Jun 18 170 Jul 17 338 Aug 16 233 Sep 15 137 Oct 11 25 Nov 7 5 Dec 4 11 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahawai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Health Post Chilkhaya · Tilagupha 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.11259&mlon=81.79545#map=17/29.11259/81.79545) Bank Krisi Bikas Bank · Tilagupha 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.09793&mlon=81.76059#map=17/29.09793/81.76059) Petrol pump petrol pump · Narayan 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.85251&mlon=81.72052#map=17/28.85251/81.72052) Hotel Swagat hotel and lodge · Tilagupha 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.11296&mlon=81.79474#map=17/29.11296/81.79474) School Mahadeba Secondary School · Tilagupha 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.11009&mlon=81.83279#map=17/29.11009/81.83279) College Setibada collage · Tila 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.21073&mlon=82.01326#map=17/29.21073/82.01326) Police station Temporary Post Police · Tilagupha 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.11252&mlon=81.79512#map=17/29.11252/81.79512) 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 Mahawai Places mapped inside Mahawai in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools17 - Police stations1 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 Kalikot District - Khandachakra - Naraharinath - Pachal Jharana - Palata - Raskot - Sanni Tribeni - Shuva Kalika - Tilagupha ## Quick answers - Where is Mahawai?In Kalikot District, Karnali Province, Nepal - What borders Mahawai?Bhairabi, Junichande, Khandachakra, Mahabu, Naumule, Shuva Kalika, Tatopani, Tila and Tilagupha - How many villages are in Mahawai?44 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mahawai?Settlements lie between 1,232 m and 3,956 m - What is the highest point in Mahawai?Dhālpāni̇̄ Lek (4,003 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mahawai?April to May and October - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahawai?Health Post Chilkhaya, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahawai?Krisi Bikas Bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahawai?petrol pump, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahawai?NP0664406 (OCHA common operational dataset)