# Miklajung Municipality, Morang District, Koshi Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/morang/miklajung/

Municipality · Morang District 

# Miklajung

Miklajung is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Morang District, Koshi Province. It covers **158.5 km²**. 100 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 159km²
- 10mapped services
- 547 mtypical elevation

## Where is Miklajung?

Miklajung lies in [Morang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/morang/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Chaubise](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/dhankuta/chaubise/), [Chulachuli](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/ilam/chulachuli/), [Damak](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/jhapa/damak/), [Letang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/morang/letang/), [Miklajung](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/panchthar/miklajung/) and [Urlabari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/morang/urlabari/). By area it is the 276th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 8.7% of [Morang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/morang/). The centre of Miklajung is about 249 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.7816° N, 87.6195° 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 Miklajung

Open gazetteers list **100 villages, towns and localities** in Miklajung. Settlements here lie between about 147 m and 2,123 m above sea level (median 547 m).

- Aptar
- Baikunthe
- Baise
- Bajhakhet
- Bakaha
- Bakra
- Bakrāhā
- Barbote
- Batase
- Bayardagi
- Beltar
- Beteni
- Bhogteni
- Bokre
- Bona
- Chhatrapur
- Chilaunetar
- Chisapani
- Chitre
- Chokte
- Chuli Pokhari
- Daite
- Dhankheti
- Dhardhare
- Dharme
- Dhobeni
- Dhurpa
- Ghurbise
- Giddhedanda
- Gupti
- Gurdum
- Hattimara
- Jalukeni
- Jaubari
- Jogitar
- Jyamire
- Kaijale
- Kalbote
- Kalidaha
- Kalijhoda
- Karkuse
- Kaseni
- Katahare
- Katale
- Katle
- Khabe Jhoda
- Khakarbari
- Khamejhoda
- Kholenkha
- Kholitar
- Kolbote
- Kumidagi
- Kuwapani
- Kyamune
- Lalmati
- Lanlitar
- Lekhdanda
- Lekhḍā̃ḍā
- Lingephedi
- Loharankhop
- Madhumalla
- Madhumalla Bajar
- Magarkholagau
- Magarkholagaun
- Majhkharka
- Makara
- Mandre
- Mawa Toribari
- Miklajung
- Mugu
- Mugutar
- Nunsari Toribari
- Okhaldhunga
- Pangre
- Pathibhara
- Pattawal
- Rachana
- Ratanpur
- Sahalpur
- Sajbote
- Sakhare
- Sano Dhade
- Sano Kholagaun
- Sano Samling
- Sano Saphewa
- Sanpantol
- Seleling
- Seleliṅ
- Simle
- Sindure
- Soltikhet
- Terchhe
- Thulo Dhade
- Thulo Kholagaun
- Thulo Samling
- Thulo Saphewa
- Tilkeni
- Todke
- Uttare Bhanjyang
- Yansila

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 Miklajung

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

### Water

13 rivers and streams.

- Buwā Kholā
- Bāhuni̇̄ Kholā
- Bājbhir Kholā
- Gupṭeshwari̇̄ Kholsi̇̄
- Khār Kholā
- Loharaṅkhop Kholsi̇̄
- Lāwā Kholā
- Mugu Kholā
- Māṅdiṅ Kholā
- Nunsari̇̄ Bhaṅgālo
- Phedābe Kholā
- Rachanā Kholā
- Sāmbābā Kholā

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Pathi̇̄bharā Ḍā̃ḍā · 1,766 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 Miklajung and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Morang District, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (13 °C), after allowing for this place being about 448 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,394 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (379 mm) and the driest Dec (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to April**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 13 6 

Feb 17 10 

Mar 22 23 

Apr 26 52 

May 27 128 

Jun 27 216 

Jul 25 379 

Aug 25 269 

Sep 24 235 

Oct 21 68 

Nov 18 4 

Dec 14 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Miklajung

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Children Hospital · Damak 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.71925&mlon=87.68550#map=17/26.71925/87.68550) 

Bank Jeevan Bikas Laghubitta · Miklajung 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.76531&mlon=87.62521#map=17/26.76531/87.62521) 

ATM Century ATM · Illam 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.90477&mlon=87.92598#map=17/26.90477/87.92598) 

Petrol pump bajrang petrol pump · Damak 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.66283&mlon=87.65110#map=17/26.66283/87.65110) 

Hotel Srijana hotel and lodge" · Miklajung 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.82912&mlon=87.55597#map=17/26.82912/87.55597) 

Mall Tarun Chowk Department Store · Urlabari 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.67601&mlon=87.63674#map=17/26.67601/87.63674) 

School Shree kalika Samudaik Madhyamik Vidyalaya · Miklajung 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.76858&mlon=87.62563#map=17/26.76858/87.62563) 

College CAMBRIDGE Damak · Damak 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.68116&mlon=87.67912#map=17/26.68116/87.67912) 

Police station Traffic Police · Damak 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.66070&mlon=87.68458#map=17/26.66070/87.68458) 

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 Miklajung

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

- Banks7
- Hotels1
- Schools2

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 Morang District

- Belbari
- Biratnagar
- Budhiganga
- Dhanapalthan
- Gramthan
- Jahada
- Kanepokhari
- Katahari
- Kerabari
- Letang
- Pathari Shanishchare
- Rangeli
- Ratuwamai
- Sundarharaicha
- Sunwarshi
- Urlabari

## Quick answers

- Where is Miklajung?In Morang District, Koshi Province, Nepal
- What borders Miklajung?Chaubise, Chulachuli, Damak, Letang, Miklajung and Urlabari
- How many villages are in Miklajung?100 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Miklajung?Settlements lie between 147 m and 2,123 m
- What is the highest point in Miklajung?Pathi̇̄bharā Ḍā̃ḍā (1,766 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Miklajung?October to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Miklajung?Children Hospital, about 9.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Miklajung?Jeevan Bikas Laghubitta, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Miklajung?Century ATM, about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Miklajung?bajrang petrol pump, about 14 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Miklajung?7 mapped
- What is the P-code of Miklajung?NP0105402 (OCHA common operational dataset)