# Dhorpatan Municipality, Rukum East District, Lumbini Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rukum-east/dhorpatan/ Municipality · Rukum East District # Dhorpatan Dhorpatan is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Rukum East District, Lumbini Province. It covers **521.1 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 521km² - 2mapped services - 3,849 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dhorpatan? Dhorpatan lies in [Rukum East District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rukum-east/), [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Dhorpatan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/dhorpatan-np0443598/), [Dhorpatan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/myagdi/dhorpatan/), [Kaike](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/kaike/), [Putha Uttanganga](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rukum-east/putha-uttanganga/), [Sisne](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rukum-east/sisne/) and [Thulibheri](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/dolpa/thulibheri/). By area it is the 50th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 31.0% of [Rukum East District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rukum-east/). The centre of Dhorpatan is about 252 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.7271° N, 83.0290° 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 Dhorpatan Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Dhorpatan. Settlements here lie between about 3,261 m and 5,544 m above sea level (median 3,849 m). - Akhiya Goth - Bhanwar Goth - Dogari Block - Dogari Himal - Ghustung Block - Labankharka - Naudhare - Newaban Goth - Phosala Goth - Purban 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 Dhorpatan Named natural and historic features inside Dhorpatan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 14 rivers and streams; 4 lakes. - Alujā Kholā - Chhapkā Kholā - Dogad Kholā - Dogari̇̄ Kholā - Ghaṭṭa Kholā - Jemā Kholā - Khor Kholā - Phuphal Daha - Pāni̇̄ Ḍhāl Kholā - Ral Kholā - Ral Kholā - Rākṣes Daha - Sangre Kholā - Saure Kholā - Seṅ Kholā - Sirmā Daha - Sun Daha - Sun Kholā ### Hills and mountains 1 peak; 1 glacier. - Durdāṅ Glacier · 5,262 m - Nuḍjur Lek · 4,952 m ### Forests and nature 1 wildlife reserve. - Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve 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 Dhorpatan and the best time to visit Using the climate of Rukum East District, the warmest month is Jul (average 4 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-10 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,742 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,353 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (401 mm) and the driest Nov (4 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 -10 22 Feb -9 30 Mar -5 28 Apr -1 30 May 2 82 Jun 4 221 Jul 4 401 Aug 4 293 Sep 2 182 Oct -2 52 Nov -5 4 Dec -8 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dhorpatan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Health Post · Kaike 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.88894&mlon=82.97686#map=17/28.88894/82.97686) Bank Rastriya Badijya Bank · Chharka Tangsong 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.89660&mlon=83.18922#map=17/28.89660/83.18922) Hotel Pupal guest house · Putha Uttanganga 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.65707&mlon=82.94559#map=17/28.65707/82.94559) School Shree Tatopani Basic School · Putha Uttanganga 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.69385&mlon=82.93936#map=17/28.69385/82.93936) College Jajarkot Polytechnic School · Tripurasundari 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.98733&mlon=82.85230#map=17/28.98733/82.85230) Police station APF Dolpa · Thulibheri 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.94644&mlon=82.90061#map=17/28.94644/82.90061) 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 Dhorpatan Places mapped inside Dhorpatan in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools1 - Restaurants1 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 Rukum East District - Bhoome - Putha Uttanganga - Sisne ## Quick answers - Where is Dhorpatan?In Rukum East District, Lumbini Province, Nepal - What borders Dhorpatan?Dhorpatan, Dhorpatan, Kaike, Putha Uttanganga, Sisne and Thulibheri - How many villages are in Dhorpatan?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dhorpatan?Settlements lie between 3,261 m and 5,544 m - What is the highest point in Dhorpatan?Durdāṅ Glacier (5,262 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Dhorpatan?Health Post, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dhorpatan?Rastriya Badijya Bank, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dhorpatan?NP0552598 (OCHA common operational dataset)