# Tumbewa Municipality, Panchthar District, Koshi Province

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Municipality · Panchthar District 

# Tumbewa

Tumbewa is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Panchthar District, Koshi Province. It covers **117.0 km²**. 71 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 117km²
- 1,193 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tumbewa?

Tumbewa lies in [Panchthar District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/panchthar/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Chaubise](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/dhankuta/chaubise/), [Chhathar](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/terhathum/chhathar/), [Kummayak](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/panchthar/kummayak/) and [Miklajung](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/panchthar/miklajung/). By area it is the 412th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 9.4% of [Panchthar District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/panchthar/). The centre of Tumbewa is about 236 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.9837° N, 87.5677° 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 Tumbewa

Open gazetteers list **71 villages, towns and localities** in Tumbewa. Settlements here lie between about 504 m and 2,030 m above sea level (median 1,193 m).

- Ahale
- Angna
- Anna
- Atmara
- Bahungaun
- Barbote
- Bhorleni̇̄
- Bhoteni
- Bijulidanda
- Budhuk
- Chanledanda
- Chitre
- Chituwakharka
- Chuwade
- Dhukure
- Dumreni
- Dunge
- Gairigaun
- Hagum
- Hakpara
- Hakparaghat
- Hattipaile
- Jatetar
- Jogimara
- Jorsalle
- Khaireni
- Kharkholagaun
- Kopche
- Laphana
- Lokhuwa
- Lumangdin
- Lumāṅdin
- Madibung
- Makhim
- Malmase
- Masale
- Maulodanda
- Mauloḍā̃ḍā
- Mauwa
- Mewa
- Mādibuṅ
- Newargaun
- Okharamba
- Olane
- Panchamidanda
- Patighar
- Phikuwa
- Phiwa
- Pokhari̇̄
- Rake Bhanjyang
- Ratemate
- Ratmate Hulak
- Rātmāṭe
- Sakphara
- Salleri
- Sano Nigale
- Sawasera
- Sokpa
- Tallo Laphana
- Thapagaun
- Thepang
- Thepāṅ
- Thulogaun
- Tilkeni
- Tinghare
- Tumbewa
- Tumbiya
- Yabuni
- Yangkhuwa
- Yankhuwa
- Ḍhuṅge

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 Tumbewa

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

### Water

10 rivers and streams.

- Bājire Kholā
- Chitre Kholā
- Idawā Kholā
- Lokhuwā Kholā
- Nāwā Kholā
- Phichuwā Kholā
- Phichuwā Kholā
- Sobhārā Kholā
- Tindobhāne Kholā
- Yeṅkhuwā Kholā

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain pass.

- Rā̃ke Bhañjyāṅ · 2,046 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 Tumbewa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Panchthar District, the warmest month is Jun (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (14 °C), after allowing for this place being about 392 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,545 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (419 mm) and the driest Dec (3 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 14 6 

Feb 16 12 

Mar 20 30 

Apr 23 64 

May 25 144 

Jun 26 235 

Jul 25 419 

Aug 25 317 

Sep 24 242 

Oct 21 70 

Nov 18 4 

Dec 15 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tumbewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rabi Primary Health Centre · Miklajung 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.93580&mlon=87.68840#map=17/26.93580/87.68840) 

Bank सनिमा बैंक म्याङ्लुङ · Myanglung 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.11670&mlon=87.53329#map=17/27.11670/87.53329) 

ATM Nabil Bank ATM · Dharan 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.81453&mlon=87.28529#map=17/26.81453/87.28529) 

Petrol pump पम्प · Dhankuta 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.97156&mlon=87.31715#map=17/26.97156/87.31715) 

Hotel Muna Hotel · Kummayak 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.06855&mlon=87.64766#map=17/27.06855/87.64766) 

Mall हिले बीच बाजार · Dhankuta 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03156&mlon=87.31314#map=17/27.03156/87.31314) 

School Shree Prithibi Higher Secondary School · Kummayak 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.06896&mlon=87.65209#map=17/27.06896/87.65209) 

College Budhuk Campus, Maunabudhuk- 2, Dkt · Chaubise 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.90549&mlon=87.44158#map=17/26.90549/87.44158) 

Police station Ekatappa Police Station · Fakfokathum 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.96654&mlon=87.78875#map=17/26.96654/87.78875) 

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 Panchthar District

- Falelung
- Falgunanda
- Hilihan
- Kummayak
- Miklajung
- Phidim
- Yangbarak

## Quick answers

- Where is Tumbewa?In Panchthar District, Koshi Province, Nepal
- What borders Tumbewa?Chaubise, Chhathar, Kummayak and Miklajung
- How many villages are in Tumbewa?71 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tumbewa?Settlements lie between 504 m and 2,030 m
- What is the highest point in Tumbewa?Rā̃ke Bhañjyāṅ (2,046 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Tumbewa?October to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tumbewa?Rabi Primary Health Centre, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tumbewa?सनिमा बैंक म्याङ्लुङ, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Tumbewa?Nabil Bank ATM, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tumbewa?पम्प, about 25 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Tumbewa?NP0102406 (OCHA common operational dataset)