# Phungling Municipality, Taplejung District, Koshi Province

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

Municipality · Taplejung District 

# Phungling

Phungling is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Taplejung District, Koshi Province. It covers **125.2 km²**. 138 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 88 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 125km²
- 88mapped services
- 1,592 mtypical elevation

## Where is Phungling?

Phungling 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/), [Meringden](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/meringden/), [Mikwakhola](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/mikwakhola/), [Pathivara Yangwarak](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/pathivara-yangwarak/), [Phaktanlung](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/phaktanlung/) and [Sirijanga](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/sirijanga/). By area it is the 378th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 3.4% of [Taplejung District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/). The centre of Phungling is about 239 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.3835° N, 87.7156° 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 Phungling

Open gazetteers list **138 villages, towns and localities** in Phungling. Settlements here lie between about 555 m and 2,698 m above sea level (median 1,592 m).

- Agedin
- Ajbun
- Ajibung
- Ambote
- Angedin
- Arkhaule
- Asahangpati
- Asahanpati
- Bagarpani
- Baishakhe
- Banande
- Banjhogara
- Baridhap
- Batase
- Bejambu
- Bhalukhop
- Bhanjyang
- Bhirkuna
- Bhotegau
- Bhotegaun
- Bhoṭegāũ
- Boje
- Bojhe
- Bungkuleng
- Bunkulun
- Buṅkuluṅ
- Bā̃jhogarā
- Charpate
- Chhange
- Dandagaun
- Deulinge
- Dhadgau
- Dhandgaun
- Dhap
- Dhupaure
- Dube
- Dumle
- Gairi
- Ghumaune
- Guheli
- Handewa
- Handrung
- Hangdewa
- Hireba
- Hoktake
- Hāndruṅ
- Hāṅdewā
- Imakham
- Inmakham
- Jodidanda
- Jogi̇̄ḍā̃ḍā
- Kabre
- Karkigau
- Karkigaun
- Kartike
- Katahare
- Kaule
- Kenem
- Khalte
- Khodambu
- Khopre
- Lali Kharka
- Limbuwan Chok
- Lyāṅbā
- Mahadevtar
- Maulidanda
- Mauli̇̄ḍā̃ḍā
- Mayam
- Medibun
- Medibung
- Medibuṅ
- Meldanda
- Melun
- Melung
- Meluṅ
- Melḍā̃ḍā
- Mewaraja
- Mitlung
- Mitluṅ
- Mudhe
- Murtidhunga
- Nageshwari
- Namlepati (Dokhu)
- Nange
- Newargaun
- Newārgāũ
- Nibhare
- Nikas
- Nāmlepāṭi̇̄
- Othe
- Paire
- Panisar
- Pathivara Chowk
- Phukandin
- Phungling
- Phurumbu
- Phuṅliṅ
- Puchchhartar
- Salimbe
- Salleri
- SanoPhedi
- Sanwagaun
- Saptel
- Sawagu
- Segumba
- Siddhidada
- Siddhidanda
- Siddhiḍā̃ḍā
- Simbu
- Simle
- Siteni
- Sogira
- Suketar
- Suntale
- Sā̃wāgāũ
- Tagelum
- Takure
- Taribun
- Taribung
- Tembewa
- Terse
- Tindhare
- Tokmadanda
- Tokmāḍā̃ḍā
- Tokpa
- Tāplejuṅ
- Tāribuṅ
- Ukalipani
- Yanglijung
- Yaphre
- Yāṅlijuṅ
- Ājibuṅ
- Āsāhāṅpāṭi̇̄
- Ā̃gedin
- Ĩmākhām
- ठूलोफेदी
- Ḍhā̃ḍgāũ
- 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 Phungling

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Hirebā Kholā
- Hāṅdewā Kholā
- Kenem Kholā
- Lapse Kholā
- Nikās Kholā
- Phurumbu Kholā
- Tembewā Kholā

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain pass.

- Deurāli̇̄ Bhañjyāṅ · 2,420 m

### Getting around

1 airport; 1 bridge.

- Khā̃ḍkuḍe Bridge
- Taplejung Airport

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 Phungling 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 Phungling

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital जिल्ला अस्पताल ताप्लेजुङ · Phungling 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35935&mlon=87.67419#map=17/27.35935/87.67419) 

Bank Prime Bank · Phungling 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35825&mlon=87.67178#map=17/27.35825/87.67178) 

Hotel Utam Samjana Hotel and Lodge · Phungling 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.37933&mlon=87.73901#map=17/27.37933/87.73901) 

School Kanchanjungha Higher Secondary School · Phungling 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.36116&mlon=87.67602#map=17/27.36116/87.67602) 

College Pathivara Multipl Campus · Phungling 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35547&mlon=87.66935#map=17/27.35547/87.66935) 

Police station Regional Police Office · Aatharai 19 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 Phungling

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

- Hospitals3
- Banks6
- Hotels63
- Schools13
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants2

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
- Mikwakhola
- Pathivara Yangwarak
- Phaktanlung
- Sidingba
- Sirijanga

## Quick answers

- Where is Phungling?In Taplejung District, Koshi Province, Nepal
- What borders Phungling?Aatharai Tribeni, Meringden, Mikwakhola, Pathivara Yangwarak, Phaktanlung and Sirijanga
- How many villages are in Phungling?138 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Phungling?Settlements lie between 555 m and 2,698 m
- What is the highest point in Phungling?Deurāli̇̄ Bhañjyāṅ (2,420 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Phungling?जिल्ला अस्पताल ताप्लेजुङ, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Phungling?Prime Bank, about 5.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Phungling?3 mapped
- How many banks are in Phungling?6 mapped
- What is the P-code of Phungling?NP0101301 (OCHA common operational dataset)