# Maiwakhola Municipality, Taplejung District, Koshi Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/maiwakhola/

Municipality · Taplejung District 

# Maiwakhola

Maiwakhola is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Taplejung District, Koshi Province. It covers **137.4 km²**. 99 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 30 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 137km²
- 30mapped services
- 1,642 mtypical elevation

## Where is Maiwakhola?

Maiwakhola lies in [Taplejung District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Aatharai Tribeni](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/aatharai-tribeni/), [Chainapur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sankhuwasabha/chainapur/), [Menchhayayem](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/terhathum/menchhayayem/), [Meringden](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/meringden/) and [Sabhapokhari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sankhuwasabha/sabhapokhari/). By area it is the 328th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 3.8% of [Taplejung District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/). The centre of Maiwakhola is about 218 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.3860° N, 87.5020° 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 Maiwakhola

Open gazetteers list **99 villages, towns and localities** in Maiwakhola. Settlements here lie between about 777 m and 2,229 m above sea level (median 1,642 m).

- Alainche
- Alai̇̃che
- Arubote
- Bangelam
- Bhalukhop
- Bhattaraigau
- Bhattaraigaun
- Bhusune
- Bundhak
- Bungdhak
- Buṅdhāk
- Challe
- Chimphak
- Chitre
- Dadagau
- Damaidareli
- Dandagaun
- Dhungesaghu
- Dhungesanghu
- Ekbanse
- Ekbase
- Ekbā̃se
- Gairi
- Ghoretar
- Hangphabung
- Hattikhawa
- Hāṅphābuṅ
- Iphibun
- Iphibung
- Jaredanda
- Jareḍā̃ḍā
- Kamsan
- Kamsang
- Khamsaden
- Kharte
- Khurukla
- Koksali
- Koldada
- Koldanda
- Kolḍā̃ḍā
- Kāmsāṅ
- Lali
- Lapsibote
- Lekuwa
- Lewadin
- Maiwakhola
- Majuwa
- Malingeni
- Manedada
- Manedanda
- Mayamdada
- Mayamḍā̃ḍā
- Mayandanda
- Mudhe
- Māneḍā̃ḍā
- Numlok
- Odak
- Pangma
- Patidada
- Patidanda
- Phakumba
- Phatengre
- Phulbari Gadhi
- Phunchebun
- Phunchebung
- Phundra
- Phyaktu
- Pāṅmā
- Pāṭi̇̄ḍā̃ḍā
- Sambhubang
- Samtong
- Sanghu
- Sanghudanda
- Sangu
- Sanluppa
- Sarighudada
- Saurenidada
- Saurenidanda
- Saureni̇̄ḍā̃ḍā
- Singchok
- Siṅchok
- Sungluppa
- Sāmbhebuṅ
- Sāmtoṅ
- Sā̃ghu
- Sā̃righuḍā̃ḍā
- Sāṅluppā
- Tamran
- Tamrang
- Telebun
- Telebung
- Telebuṅ
- Tembe
- Thotne
- Thukiya
- Tumbe
- Tāmrāṅ
- Ḍhuṅgesā̃ghu
- Ḍā̃ḍāgāũ

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 Maiwakhola

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

### Water

6 rivers and streams; 2 lakes.

- Bhute Pokhari̇̄
- Jaljale Pokhari̇̄
- Kāmphewā Kholā
- Lechuwā Kholā
- Mānmāyā Kholā
- Neṅwā Kholā
- Simphu Kholā
- Yāṅdeli̇̄ 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 Maiwakhola and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Taplejung District, the warmest month is Jul (average 12 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-3 °C). About 1,098 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (293 mm) and the driest Nov (3 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -3 5 

Feb -1 11 

Mar 2 26 

Apr 5 51 

May 8 108 

Jun 11 160 

Jul 12 293 

Aug 11 233 

Sep 10 160 

Oct 6 46 

Nov 3 3 

Dec -1 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maiwakhola

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Manakamana Health Clinic · Mikwakhola 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.39286&mlon=87.66531#map=17/27.39286/87.66531) 

Bank Siddhartha Bank · Phungling 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35395&mlon=87.66617#map=17/27.35395/87.66617) 

Petrol pump Mahalaxmi Automobile Fuel Centre · Khandabari 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38090&mlon=87.20714#map=17/27.38090/87.20714) 

Hotel Janu Guest House · Maiwakhola 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35479&mlon=87.52908#map=17/27.35479/87.52908) 

School Shree Raniban Basic School · Maiwakhola 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.39183&mlon=87.52389#map=17/27.39183/87.52389) 

College Pathivara Multipl Campus · Phungling 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35547&mlon=87.66935#map=17/27.35547/87.66935) 

Police station Regional Police Office · Aatharai 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.22036&mlon=87.65243#map=17/27.22036/87.65243) 

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 Maiwakhola

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

- Hotels1
- Schools29

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 Taplejung District

- Aatharai Tribeni
- Meringden
- Mikwakhola
- Pathivara Yangwarak
- Phaktanlung
- Phungling
- Sidingba
- Sirijanga

## Quick answers

- Where is Maiwakhola?In Taplejung District, Koshi Province, Nepal
- What borders Maiwakhola?Aatharai Tribeni, Chainapur, Menchhayayem, Meringden and Sabhapokhari
- How many villages are in Maiwakhola?99 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Maiwakhola?Settlements lie between 777 m and 2,229 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maiwakhola?Manakamana Health Clinic, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maiwakhola?Siddhartha Bank, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maiwakhola?Mahalaxmi Automobile Fuel Centre, about 29 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Maiwakhola?NP0101405 (OCHA common operational dataset)