# Sidingba Municipality, Taplejung District, Koshi Province

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Municipality · Taplejung District 

# Sidingba

Sidingba is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Taplejung District, Koshi Province. It covers **205.3 km²**. 132 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 205km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,611 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sidingba?

Sidingba lies in [Taplejung District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Pathivara Yangwarak](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/pathivara-yangwarak/), [Sirijanga](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/sirijanga/) and [Yangbarak](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/panchthar/yangbarak/). By area it is the 188th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 5.7% of [Taplejung District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/). The centre of Sidingba is about 261 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.3609° N, 87.9400° 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 Sidingba

Open gazetteers list **132 villages, towns and localities** in Sidingba. Settlements here lie between about 888 m and 4,277 m above sea level (median 1,611 m).

- Ambatar
- Amrewa
- Angepa
- Ankhop
- Baiheni
- Baketar
- Bhalukhop
- Bodok
- Buduksin
- Buduksing
- Buduksiṅ
- Bunguwa
- Bunrun
- Bunrung
- Burumkhim
- Buṅruṅ
- Bāiheṇi
- Bā̃ketār
- Chawa
- Chunbung
- Chuṅbuṅ
- Dandagaun
- Dhande
- Dhoke
- Dilmuni
- Ekhedin
- Gagre
- Ganduwa
- Hangkhebung
- Hankhebun
- Hiringtar
- Hirintar
- Hiriṅṭār
- Hoksiri
- Hāṅkhebuṅ
- Kalidanda
- Kalikhola
- Kerabari
- Khampiyok
- Khanaktar
- Khanigau
- Khanigaun
- Khanānākṭār
- Kharkagau
- Kharkagaun
- Kheklebung
- Kheklebuṅ
- Khopi
- Khoyang
- Khuwa
- Khānīgāũ
- Koyabun
- Koyabung
- Koyābuṅ
- Kāliholā
- Kāliḍā̃ḍā
- Kā̃eṅmā
- Lami
- Lamichaur
- Larapa
- Limbu Bhanjyang
- Limbudin
- Lokumba
- Mabung
- Maghu Thumka
- Maipeni Bhanjyang
- Majuwa
- Malate
- Malbanse
- Malbase
- Mandin
- Mangdin
- Medibun
- Medibung
- Medībuṅ
- Mehele
- Mishratar
- Muku Bhanjyang
- Mābuṅ
- Mālbā̃se
- Māṅdin
- Nibhare
- Nimluwa
- Odare
- Olungma
- Oluṅmā
- Panduwa
- Peneba
- Pesuwa
- Phanwatar
- Phawatar
- Phidim
- Phudubun
- Phudubung
- Phudubuṅ
- Phuladin
- Phā̃wāṭār
- Premse
- Sablakhu
- Sablakhu Bhanjyan
- Sablakhu Bhanjyang
- Sadewa
- Salbote
- Sasarkha
- Shyamtar
- Sibrek
- Sidingba
- Sikrethumka
- Silimbu
- Singedin
- Siruwani
- Siwatar
- Sokhupa
- Surbhir
- Surumkhim
- Swanra
- Swā̃rā
- Syamtar
- Talkharka
- Tembok
- Thamkharka
- Thungumba
- Timbure
- Toribari
- Tribeni
- Ukhubari
- Yangkhapa
- Yankhapa
- Yāṅkhāpā
- Ā̃gepā
- Ḍhā̃ḍe
- 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 Sidingba

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

### Water

15 rivers and streams; 3 lakes.

- Chāwā Kholā
- Khahare Kholā
- Kuṅliṅ Kholā
- Kābeli̇̄ Kholā
- Kāli̇̄ Pokhari̇̄
- Kālī Kholā
- Lokumbā Kholā
- Māwā Kholā
- Nāruṅgā Kholā
- Phewā Kholā
- Phāwā Kholā
- Suke Kholā
- Suke Pokhari̇̄
- Suwā Kholā
- Sāmsiṅ Kholā
- Timbu Pokhari̇̄
- Tāwā Kholā
- Yāmphā Kholā

### Hills and mountains

5 mountain passes; 3 mountains.

- Meghu Thumkā · 4,452 m
- Tāwānāgī · 4,163 m
- Māipeni̇̄ Bhañjyāṅ · 3,848 m
- Srindhām · 3,257 m
- Deurālī Bhañjyāṅ · 3,105 m
- Ṭhulo Bhañjyāṅ · 3,003 m
- Terse Bhañjyāṅ · 2,167 m
- Muku Bhañjyāṅ · 1,579 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 Sidingba 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 Sidingba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Gopetar PHC ward · Hilihan 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.23675&mlon=87.82612#map=17/27.23675/87.82612) 

Bank Prime Bank · Phungling 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35825&mlon=87.67178#map=17/27.35825/87.67178) 

Hotel Khane khako thau आकासे कालिखोला · Sidingba 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.32477&mlon=87.98614#map=17/27.32477/87.98614) 

School TELLOK HIGH SCHOOL · Sirijanga 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.36269&mlon=87.85006#map=17/27.36269/87.85006) 

College Pathivara Multipl Campus · Phungling 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35547&mlon=87.66935#map=17/27.35547/87.66935) 

Police station Phidim Police Clock Tower · Phidim 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.14860&mlon=87.76765#map=17/27.14860/87.76765) 

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 Sidingba

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

- Hotels2

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
- Phungling
- Sirijanga

## Quick answers

- Where is Sidingba?In Taplejung District, Koshi Province, Nepal
- What borders Sidingba?Pathivara Yangwarak, Sirijanga and Yangbarak
- How many villages are in Sidingba?132 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sidingba?Settlements lie between 888 m and 4,277 m
- What is the highest point in Sidingba?Meghu Thumkā (4,452 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sidingba?Gopetar PHC ward, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sidingba?Prime Bank, about 26 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Sidingba?NP0101408 (OCHA common operational dataset)