# Meringden Municipality, Taplejung District, Koshi Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/meringden/ Municipality · Taplejung District # Meringden Meringden is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Taplejung District, Koshi Province. It covers **209.7 km²**. 129 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 210km² - 1,663 mtypical elevation ## Where is Meringden? Meringden lies in [Taplejung District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Aatharai Tribeni](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/aatharai-tribeni/), [Maiwakhola](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/maiwakhola/), [Makalu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sankhuwasabha/makalu/), [Mikwakhola](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/mikwakhola/), [Phungling](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/phungling/) and [Sabhapokhari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sankhuwasabha/sabhapokhari/). By area it is the 181st largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 5.8% of [Taplejung District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/). The centre of Meringden is about 220 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.4811° N, 87.5378° 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 Meringden Open gazetteers list **129 villages, towns and localities** in Meringden. Settlements here lie between about 652 m and 2,359 m above sea level (median 1,663 m). - Agu - Ambebun - Angu - Anmbebung - Awajundada - Awajundanda - Chambrun - Chambrung - Changa - Chichuwa - Chā̃gā - Dingla - Dinla - Diṅlā - Dobhan - Dol - Dungla - Dunla - Duwa - Duwan - Duwā̃ - Duṅlā - Eku - Ghattepari - Hangjamma - Hanjamma - Hansetemba - Hāṅjammā - Ikham - Inkham - Khamlun - Khamlung - Khansakpa - Kharpatak - Khesibun - Khesibung - Khesibuṅ - Khuwaga - Khuwāgu - Khāmluṅ - Lakchun - Lakchung - Lakhim - Lechuwa - Lingtep - Liṅtep - Lumbakhok - Lumbākhop - Lunja - Mahabun - Mahabung - Mahabuṅ - Mahasrin - Mahasring - Mahāsriṅ - Maikhu - Majuwa - Meringden - Nagi - Nalbu - Nara - Nebeyun - Nebeyung - Nebeyuṅ - Neupane - Ochhere - Okhrabu - Oklabun - Oklabung - Ordumba - Pakhagau - Pakhagaun - Pandolung - Panglabung - Panjung - Panlabun - Pawa - Phakcha - Phochun - Phochung - Phochuṅ - Pāndoluṅ - Pāṅjuṅ - Pāṅlābuṅ - Ramduwali - Sakphara - Samabun - Samabung - Samjim - Sammekham - Sanbun - Sanbung - Sangkranti - Sankranti - Santhakra - Saṅbuṅ - Saṅkrānti̇̄ - Simalbote - Simle - Siwarakhani - Sogidup - Sogldup - Soring - Soriṅ - Soruwa - Sulumphi - Sumsolok - Sundubodada - Sundubodanda - Sāmābuṅ - Telokpa - Tenthap - Thewara - Thinglabu - Thiṅlābu - Thukima - Thungthap - Thuṅthāp - Wallong - Walloṅ - Wanem - Yakteli - Yengkhara - Yenkhara - Yeṅkhārā - Āwājuṅḍā̃ḍā - Ā̃gu - Ā̃mbebuṅ - Īkhām 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 Meringden Named natural and historic features inside Meringden, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams; 2 lakes. - Ghaṭṭe Kholā - Hinā Kholā - Kalo Pokhari̇̄ - Kānuwā Kholā - Maiwā Kholā - Majuwā Kholā - Mewā Kholā - Muwā Kholā - Pā̃ch Pokhari̇̄ - Surke Kholā - Yāṅwā 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 Meringden 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 Meringden 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 Century Bank · Phungling 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35531&mlon=87.66779#map=17/27.35531/87.66779) Petrol pump Mahalaxmi Automobile Fuel Centre · Khandabari 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38090&mlon=87.20714#map=17/27.38090/87.20714) Hotel Hotel Shingi Namjong · Mikwakhola 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49304&mlon=87.62970#map=17/27.49304/87.62970) School Shree Asanglung Basic School · Maiwakhola 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.42061&mlon=87.50274#map=17/27.42061/87.50274) College Pathivara Multipl Campus · Phungling 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35547&mlon=87.66935#map=17/27.35547/87.66935) Police station Regional Police Office · Aatharai 31 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. ## Other municipalities in Taplejung District - Aatharai Tribeni - Maiwakhola - Mikwakhola - Pathivara Yangwarak - Phaktanlung - Phungling - Sidingba - Sirijanga ## Quick answers - Where is Meringden?In Taplejung District, Koshi Province, Nepal - What borders Meringden?Aatharai Tribeni, Maiwakhola, Makalu, Mikwakhola, Phungling and Sabhapokhari - How many villages are in Meringden?129 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Meringden?Settlements lie between 652 m and 2,359 m - Where is the nearest hospital to Meringden?Manakamana Health Clinic, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Meringden?Century Bank, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Meringden?Mahalaxmi Automobile Fuel Centre, about 34 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Meringden?NP0101404 (OCHA common operational dataset)