# Menchhayayem Municipality, Terhathum District, Koshi Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/terhathum/menchhayayem/ Municipality · Terhathum District # Menchhayayem Menchhayayem is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Terhathum District, Koshi Province. It covers **69.9 km²**. 63 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 69.9km² - 1mapped services - 1,908 mtypical elevation ## Where is Menchhayayem? Menchhayayem lies in [Terhathum District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/terhathum/), [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/), [Chainapur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sankhuwasabha/chainapur/), [Madi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sankhuwasabha/madi/), [Maiwakhola](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/taplejung/maiwakhola/), [Myanglung](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/terhathum/myanglung/) and [Phedap](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/terhathum/phedap/). By area it is the 603rd largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 10.4% of [Terhathum District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/terhathum/). The centre of Menchhayayem is about 223 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.2418° N, 87.5196° 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 Menchhayayem Open gazetteers list **63 villages, towns and localities** in Menchhayayem. Settlements here lie between about 1,356 m and 2,991 m above sea level (median 1,908 m). - Ajira - Asine - Bhagtar - Bhangtar - Bhasme - Bhote Ghaderi - Bhotegau - Bhotegaun - Bhoṭegāũ - Bhā̃gṭār - Chapleti - Chhinikbari - Chhinnikbari - Chimphang - Dandagaun - Dhap - Dipung - Dipuṅ - Gairigaun - Gaukhuri - Gulphe - Gupha Bajar - Hangkhangla - Hāṅkhāṅlā - Jante - Jā̃te - Katake - Khakhora - Khesera - Labri - Lali - Lamagaun - Lubhunga - Majhgaun - Majhuwa - Majuwa - Mangalbare - Menchayayem - Morahang - Morāhāṅ - Mājhgāũ - Ninglekhu - Niṅlekhu - Pauthak - Phiyok - Poktana - Poktena - Salleri - Sekhimba - Shrijung - Sikdim - Simsime - Surke - Talkharka - Thamdim - Thapagaun - Tumbayak - Wakche - Walekhu - Yanbun - Yanbung - Yāṅbuṅ - 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 Menchhayayem Named natural and historic features inside Menchhayayem, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Asine Kholā - Okhre Kholā ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Thokchuṅ Ḍā̃ḍā · 2,424 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 Menchhayayem and the best time to visit Using the climate of Terhathum District, the warmest month is Jun (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (9 °C), after allowing for this place being about 451 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,231 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (335 mm) and the driest Dec (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to May and October to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 9 6 Feb 12 11 Mar 17 23 Apr 20 49 May 22 118 Jun 22 186 Jul 21 335 Aug 21 245 Sep 20 196 Oct 17 55 Nov 14 3 Dec 10 3 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Menchhayayem Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Terhathum District Hospital · Myanglung 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.12909&mlon=87.53470#map=17/27.12909/87.53470) Bank Agricultural Development Bank · Myanglung 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.12651&mlon=87.53663#map=17/27.12651/87.53663) Petrol pump leguwa · Arun 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.14062&mlon=87.26605#map=17/27.14062/87.26605) Hotel GOATH The Hotel · Menchhayayem 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.22306&mlon=87.47076#map=17/27.22306/87.47076) Mall हिले बीच बाजार · Dhankuta 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03156&mlon=87.31314#map=17/27.03156/87.31314) School Joontara English Boarding School · Myanglung 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.18431&mlon=87.51431#map=17/27.18431/87.51431) College Binod Secondary School, Madi Sankhuwasabha · Madi 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.24262&mlon=87.39143#map=17/27.24262/87.39143) Police station Regional Police Office · Aatharai 13 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 Menchhayayem Places mapped inside Menchhayayem in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - 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 Terhathum District - Aatharai - Chhathar - Laligurans - Myanglung - Phedap ## Quick answers - Where is Menchhayayem?In Terhathum District, Koshi Province, Nepal - What borders Menchhayayem?Aatharai Tribeni, Chainapur, Madi, Maiwakhola, Myanglung and Phedap - How many villages are in Menchhayayem?63 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Menchhayayem?Settlements lie between 1,356 m and 2,991 m - What is the highest point in Menchhayayem?Thokchuṅ Ḍā̃ḍā (2,424 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Menchhayayem?February to May and October to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Menchhayayem?Terhathum District Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Menchhayayem?Agricultural Development Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Menchhayayem?leguwa, about 27 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Menchhayayem?NP0108401 (OCHA common operational dataset)