# Gadhawa Municipality, Dang District, Lumbini Province

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Municipality · Dang District 

# Gadhawa

Gadhawa is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Dang District, Lumbini Province. It covers **358.5 km²**. 99 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 56 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 358km²
- 56mapped services
- 266 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gadhawa?

Gadhawa lies in [Dang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/), [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Bijayanagar](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/kapilbastu/bijayanagar/), [Lamahi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/lamahi/), [Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/rajpur/), [Rapti](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/rapti/), [Shitaganga](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/arghakhanchi/shitaganga/) and [Shivaraj](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/kapilbastu/shivaraj/). By area it is the 83rd largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 11.7% of [Dang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/). The centre of Gadhawa is about 267 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. It is about 14 km from Deukhurī, the main town of Dang District. The centre point is at 27.7600° N, 82.6087° 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 Gadhawa

Open gazetteers list **99 villages, towns and localities** in Gadhawa. Settlements here lie between about 215 m and 717 m above sea level (median 266 m).

- Aatipakhar
- Adarbedda
- Ajgarawa
- Antawa
- Badahara
- Badhahara
- Bagale Bisauna
- Baghkmaruwa
- Baghmaruwa
- Baki
- Balapur
- Banbari
- Banghushree
- Bankatiya
- Bankatti
- Baughusari
- Bauharwagaun
- Bhainsikhutti
- Bhairesal
- Bhaurisalgaun
- Bhojpur
- Bisnupur
- Bodipur
- Chainpur
- Chandanpur
- Chimchime
- Chisapani
- Dandagaun
- Dhaireni
- Dharampur
- Gadhawa
- Ghangrawalgaun
- Ghodaha
- Ghopte
- Ghusalli
- Ghusrā
- Ghusukpur
- Ghusukpurw
- Gobardiha
- Hadaiya
- Jamnibas
- Jamunibas
- Jethangaun
- Jharbaira
- Jhingaha
- Juraini
- Juraune
- Kahabari Naka
- Kakraha
- Kalakante
- Kalakanti
- Kanchhi Gaun
- Khabri
- Khabri naka
- Khabrikhuti
- Khadgpur
- Khaira
- Khairhani
- Khajarauta
- Khaḍagpur
- Koilabas
- Koilābās
- Kothari
- Kālākā̃ṭi̇̄
- Laksmipur
- Lokharpur
- Madhavpur
- Madhpur
- Maghar
- Mahadewa
- Makanahawa
- Malmala
- Manikapur
- Manpur
- Motipur
- Musinaka
- Pachaha
- Paraspur
- Parseni
- Parsiya
- Patringa
- Pattharkholagaun
- Pranaha
- Rampur
- Ratanpur
- Ratmate
- Saljhundi
- Sano Dodiya
- Shantipur
- Sivir
- Sonpurwa
- Supaila
- Sutala Parsa
- Syamari
- Syano Bauharwa
- Syano Dodiya
- Than Deukhuri
- Thulchaur
- 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 Gadhawa

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

### Water

16 rivers and streams.

- Bhālu Kholā
- Bhālu Kholā
- Chainpur Sotā
- Chimchime Kholā
- Dhamile Kholā
- Dāhā Kholā
- Goimāhā Kholā
- Kakrāhā Kholā
- Kakrāhā Kholā
- Khairahawā Kholā
- Khābri̇̄ Kholā
- Ransiṅ Kholā
- Sunai Kholā
- Supailā Kholā
- Tulsi̇̄pur Kholā
- Āmbās Kholā

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains; 1 mountain pass.

- Gaḍā Bhi̇̄r · 770 m
- Bāismāṭā Ḍā̃ḍā · 765 m
- Garuloir Bāba Pass · 598 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 Gadhawa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Dang District, the warmest month is Jun (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 371 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,293 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (414 mm) and the driest Nov (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 15 23 

Feb 18 30 

Mar 23 22 

Apr 29 20 

May 31 64 

Jun 32 200 

Jul 29 414 

Aug 28 301 

Sep 27 169 

Oct 24 38 

Nov 20 4 

Dec 17 8 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gadhawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital puspa clinic · Gadhawa 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.81190&mlon=82.53693#map=17/27.81190/82.53693) 

Bank सिदार्थ बैङ्क लि. · Rapti 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.83666&mlon=82.63363#map=17/27.83666/82.63363) 

Petrol pump एक्सप्रेस हाईवे फ्युल सेन्टर प्रा.लि. · Rapti 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.84749&mlon=82.69938#map=17/27.84749/82.69938) 

Hotel Thapa hotel and log · Gadhawa 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.81164&mlon=82.53707#map=17/27.81164/82.53707) 

Mall MANA TOWER · Ghorahi 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.04012&mlon=82.48439#map=17/28.04012/82.48439) 

School सरस्वती प्रथामिक विद्यालय सुपैला · Gadhawa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.77719&mlon=82.61185#map=17/27.77719/82.61185) 

College Prithu Technical College · Gadhawa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.83483&mlon=82.50458#map=17/27.83483/82.50458) 

Police station Bhairesal Border Outpost · Gadhawa 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.71919&mlon=82.66644#map=17/27.71919/82.66644) 

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 Gadhawa

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks5
- Hotels2
- Schools40
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants2
- Police stations3

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 Dang District

- Babai
- Bangalachuli
- Dangisharan
- Ghorahi
- Lamahi
- Rajpur
- Rapti
- Shantinagar
- Tulsipur

## Quick answers

- Where is Gadhawa?In Dang District, Lumbini Province, Nepal
- What borders Gadhawa?Bijayanagar, Lamahi, Rajpur, Rapti, Shitaganga and Shivaraj
- How many villages are in Gadhawa?99 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Gadhawa?Settlements lie between 215 m and 717 m
- What is the highest point in Gadhawa?Gaḍā Bhi̇̄r (770 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Gadhawa?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gadhawa?puspa clinic, about 9.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gadhawa?सिदार्थ बैङ्क लि., about 8.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gadhawa?एक्सप्रेस हाईवे फ्युल सेन्टर प्रा.लि., about 13 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Gadhawa?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Gadhawa?5 mapped
- What is the P-code of Gadhawa?NP0556406 (OCHA common operational dataset)