# Pauwa Dunma Municipality, Bhojpur District, Koshi Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/bhojpur/pauwa-dunma/ Municipality · Bhojpur District # Pauwa Dunma Pauwa Dunma is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Bhojpur District, Koshi Province. It covers **118.6 km²**. 100 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 119km² - 1,313 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pauwa Dunma? Pauwa Dunma lies in [Bhojpur District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/bhojpur/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Arun](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/bhojpur/arun/), [Bhojpur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/bhojpur/bhojpur/), [Hatuwagadhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/bhojpur/hatuwagadhi/), [Pakhribas](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/dhankuta/pakhribas/) and [Ramprasad Rai](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/bhojpur/ramprasad-rai/). By area it is the 403rd largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 7.8% of [Bhojpur District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/bhojpur/). The centre of Pauwa Dunma is about 191 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.1231° N, 87.1452° 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 Pauwa Dunma Open gazetteers list **100 villages, towns and localities** in Pauwa Dunma. Settlements here lie between about 308 m and 2,061 m above sea level (median 1,313 m). - Ainseludanda - Ai̇̃seluḍā̃ḍā - Arkhaule - Aulya - Baghkhor - Baratar - Barbote - Barhabise - Bastim - Belbote - Betini - Bhirkot - Bitalab - Boragaun - Chamtang - Chaukibari - Cheple - Chheduwa - Chhokimala - Chiurebot - Chuwanbari - Chyangre - Chāmtāṅ - Daduwal - Dandgaun - Dharapani - Gosaithan - Hanbu - Hangphala - Hile - Homtang - Hā̃bu - Hāṅphālā - Jhankrithan - Jimigaun - Jimi̇̄gāũ - Kabhre - Kamidanda - Karunje - Katahare - Katti - Kattike - Khalte - Khambuk - Khanigaun - Khesang - Khesāṅ - Khāni̇̄gāũ - Koktang - Koktāṅ - Kongbang - Koṅbāṅ - Kāmi̇̄ḍā̃ḍā - Lamphu - Lankure - Laphedhara - Lubuwa - Lākure - Magargaun - Majhatar - Maksu - Mamtang - Manedanda - Marse - Martang - Mohoriya - Mulgaunda - Mulkharka - Māmtāṅ - Mārtāṅ - Mūlgaũḍā - Paiyabote - Pakchikhan - Pandheri - Pauwadungma - Piple - Pokhari - Pãdheri̇̄ - Rangbhange - Rokegalli - Sabung - Sano Dumma - Sano Pyakla - Shyamshila - Sikre - Siranchok - Sirsire - Supla - Sābuṅ - Tale Puranagaun - Talegaun - Talegāũ - Thalakham - Thulo Dumma - Thulo Pyakla - Tikamanadanda - Tilahar - Tiwari Bhanjyang - Ḍaḍuwā - Ḍā̃ḍgāũ 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 Pauwa Dunma Named natural and historic features inside Pauwa Dunma, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams. - Alai̇̃che Kholā - Betini̇̄ Kholā - Dhobi̇̄ Kholā - Haṅ Kholā - Pikhuwā Kholā - Riṭhe Kholā - Riṭṭhe Kholā - Simsar Kholā - Sisyāṅ 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 Pauwa Dunma and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bhojpur District, the warmest month is Jun (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (13 °C). About 1,040 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (276 mm) and the driest Nov (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 13 7 Feb 16 11 Mar 21 21 Apr 25 41 May 26 104 Jun 27 161 Jul 25 276 Aug 25 200 Sep 24 169 Oct 21 46 Nov 18 2 Dec 14 3 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pauwa Dunma Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital jarayotar helthpost · Arun 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.15619&mlon=87.23233#map=17/27.15619/87.23233) Bank Nepal SBI Bank Ltd · Bhojpur 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.16494&mlon=87.05145#map=17/27.16494/87.05145) ATM B P Koirala Institute Of Health and Science (BPKIHS) premises · Dharan 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.81227&mlon=87.26828#map=17/26.81227/87.26828) Petrol pump Bazrayogeni i fuel station · Bhojpur 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.17683&mlon=87.04508#map=17/27.17683/87.04508) Hotel Saptakoshi Staff Hotel · Arun 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.15215&mlon=87.24042#map=17/27.15215/87.24042) Mall हिले बीच बाजार · Dhankuta 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03156&mlon=87.31314#map=17/27.03156/87.31314) School Sakepa Primary School · Arun 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.13497&mlon=87.20103#map=17/27.13497/87.20103) College Yashodhara Higher Secondary School · Bhojpur 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.15436&mlon=87.05524#map=17/27.15436/87.05524) Police station police · Arun 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.15088&mlon=87.24452#map=17/27.15088/87.24452) 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. ## Other municipalities in Bhojpur District - Aamchowk - Arun - Bhojpur - Hatuwagadhi - Ramprasad Rai - Salpa Silichho - Shadananda - Temkemaiyum ## Quick answers - Where is Pauwa Dunma?In Bhojpur District, Koshi Province, Nepal - What borders Pauwa Dunma?Arun, Bhojpur, Hatuwagadhi, Pakhribas and Ramprasad Rai - How many villages are in Pauwa Dunma?100 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pauwa Dunma?Settlements lie between 308 m and 2,061 m - What is the best time to visit Pauwa Dunma?October to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Pauwa Dunma?jarayotar helthpost, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pauwa Dunma?Nepal SBI Bank Ltd, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pauwa Dunma?B P Koirala Institute Of Health and Science (BPKIHS) premises, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pauwa Dunma?Bazrayogeni i fuel station, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pauwa Dunma?NP0110405 (OCHA common operational dataset)