# Mikwakhola Municipality, Taplejung District, Koshi Province

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

Municipality · Taplejung District 

# Mikwakhola

Mikwakhola is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Taplejung District, Koshi Province. It covers **441.6 km²**. 110 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 442km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,733 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mikwakhola?

Mikwakhola 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: [Bhotkhola](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sankhuwasabha/bhotkhola/), [Makalu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sankhuwasabha/makalu/), [Meringden](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/meringden/), [Phaktanlung](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/phaktanlung/) and [Phungling](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/phungling/). By area it is the 64th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 12.2% of [Taplejung District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/). The centre of Mikwakhola is about 226 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.5572° N, 87.6114° 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 Mikwakhola

Open gazetteers list **110 villages, towns and localities** in Mikwakhola. Settlements here lie between about 821 m and 5,026 m above sea level (median 1,733 m).

- Alubari
- Bagalegaun
- Bhanjyan
- Bhanjyang
- Bhañjyāṅ
- Bhirgau
- Bhirgaun (Baldan)
- Bhi̇̄rgāũ
- Chinabun
- Chinabung
- Chinābuṅ
- Chongjungma
- Chonjtunma
- Choṅjtuṅmā
- Chunchibun
- Chungchibung
- Chuṅchibuṅ
- Dalaicha
- Dalicha
- Dunggin
- Dungin
- Dunja
- Duńgin
- Handrun
- Hirebu
- Hobok
- Kade
- Kande
- Karabari
- Kelok
- Kerabari
- Khaireni
- Khoklin
- Khokling
- Khokliṅ
- Khurpadin
- Kiling
- Kiliṅ
- Kyaun
- Kyaung
- Kyauṅ
- Kā̃ḍe
- Lapsibot
- Lapsibote
- Lapsiboṭe
- Lapsing
- Liwan
- Liwang
- Liwāṅ
- Lorindin
- Lāpsiṅ
- Malbanse
- Mangden
- Mikladin
- Mikwakhola
- Mālbā̃se
- Māṅden
- Odakhop
- Odurma
- Ojhagau
- Ojhagaun
- Ojhāgāũ
- Orak
- Papun
- Papung
- Phokadin
- Puranagau
- Puranagaun
- Pāpuṅ
- Rangbale
- Salinga
- Salinge
- Sanwa
- Sawa
- Simbuk
- Sonam
- Subbagau
- Subbagaun
- Suke
- Sumlungwa
- Sumlunwa
- Sumluṅwā
- Syo
- Sāliṅge
- Sā̃wā
- Tamboyok
- Tangkhu
- Tankhu
- Tartun
- Tartung
- Tartuṅ
- Temba
- Temboyok
- Thamtar
- Thangla Bhanjyang
- Thapagaun
- Thunglung
- Thunlu
- Thuṅluṅ
- Thāpāgāũ
- Tiljun
- Tiljung
- Tiljuṅ
- Topke Gola
- Topkegola
- Tāṅkhu
- Wairakhu
- Yakahi
- Yakchipa
- Yokma

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 Mikwakhola

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

### Water

16 rivers and streams; 15 lakes.

- Bhasme Kholā
- Bhasme Kholā
- Chhuchā Pokhari̇̄
- Chinābuṅ Kholā
- Deurali̇̄ Pokhari̇̄
- Ghaṭṭe Kholā
- Hāngude Kholā
- Hā̃di̇̄ Kholā
- Hā̃s Pokhari̇̄
- Kuine Pokhari̇̄
- Kālo Pokhari̇̄
- Lowā̃ Kholā
- Lām Pokhari̇̄
- Phedi̇̄ Kholā
- Phuṅphuṅge Kholā
- Pāluṅ Kholā
- Pā̃ch Pokhari̇̄
- Pā̃ch Pokhari̇̄
- Rupā Pokhari̇̄
- Sisne Kholā
- Siwā Kholā
- Sodo Pokhari̇̄
- Sonā Kholā
- Sukumbā Kholā

…and 7 more.

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains; 1 peak; 1 mountain pass.

- Thā̃glā Bhañjyāṅ · 4,804 m
- Raṅbāle · 4,495 m
- Jureghā̃ṭi̇̄ · 4,333 m
- Manābharā · 2,759 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 Mikwakhola 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 Mikwakhola

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Manakamana Health Clinic · Mikwakhola 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.39286&mlon=87.66531#map=17/27.39286/87.66531) 

Bank Prime Bank · Phungling 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35825&mlon=87.67178#map=17/27.35825/87.67178) 

Hotel Hotel Shingi Namjong · Mikwakhola 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49304&mlon=87.62970#map=17/27.49304/87.62970) 

School Shree Asanglung Basic School · Maiwakhola 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.42061&mlon=87.50274#map=17/27.42061/87.50274) 

College Pathivara Multipl Campus · Phungling 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35547&mlon=87.66935#map=17/27.35547/87.66935) 

Police station Regional Police Office · Aatharai 38 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 Mikwakhola

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels1

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
- Maiwakhola
- Meringden
- Pathivara Yangwarak
- Phaktanlung
- Phungling
- Sidingba
- Sirijanga

## Quick answers

- Where is Mikwakhola?In Taplejung District, Koshi Province, Nepal
- What borders Mikwakhola?Bhotkhola, Makalu, Meringden, Phaktanlung and Phungling
- How many villages are in Mikwakhola?110 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mikwakhola?Settlements lie between 821 m and 5,026 m
- What is the highest point in Mikwakhola?Thā̃glā Bhañjyāṅ (4,804 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mikwakhola?Manakamana Health Clinic, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mikwakhola?Prime Bank, about 23 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Mikwakhola?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mikwakhola?NP0101402 (OCHA common operational dataset)