# Byas Municipality, Darchula District, Sudur Paschim Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/byas/ Municipality · Darchula District # Byas Byas is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Darchula District, Sudur Paschim Province. It covers **837.7 km²**. 101 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 838km² - 1mapped services - 2,195 mtypical elevation ## Where is Byas? Byas lies in [Darchula District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/), [Sudur Paschim Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Apihimal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/apihimal/), [Duhun](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/duhun/), [Naugad](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/naugad/) and [Saipal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajhang/saipal/). By area it is the 21st largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 35.8% of [Darchula District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/). The centre of Byas is about 501 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 30.0576° N, 80.9371° 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 Byas Open gazetteers list **101 villages, towns and localities** in Byas. Settlements here lie between about 1,141 m and 6,445 m above sea level (median 2,195 m). - Badugau - Badugaun - Bailek - Basedi - Basundhara - Botgau - Botgaun - Botgāũ - Buddhee - Buddhi̇̄ - Buleenatee - Chandakot - Chhangru - Chhyangaru - Chhyā̃garu - Chukpani - Dahuti - Dhar - Dhurpani - Dipokang - Dob - Dokat - Dudhi Ban - Dumlin - Dumling - Dumliṅ - Gaga - Gatee Bagad - Ghatte Bagar - Gothan - Huti - Jyaktee - Jyākti̇̄ - Kalapani - Kalju - Kalju Gad - Kantha - Kapada - Khatigau - Khatigaun - Koldhar - Kothe Dhar - Kālāpāni̇̄ - Kā̃ṭhā - Lahuti - Lower Kauwa - Madgau - Madgaun - Magrum - Mal - Malla Kauwa - Mallo Rapla - Mat - Mathillo Nampa - Maḍgāũ - Melpata - Māl - Naji - Nampa Chuli - Nitee Kunda - Panikhal - Pantoli - Param - Parigau - Parigaun - Patharkot - Patharkoṭ - Phulchimpani - Pola - Pāri̇̄gāũ - Rakang - Rangthal - Ranthal - Rapla - Raṅthal - Sakneri - Salyad - Satala - Sina - Sitapul - Sunsera - Syaku - Syāku - Talla Kauwa - Tallo Dumlin - Tallo Dumling - Tallo Nampa - Tatopani - Thaisain - Thee - Thingkil - Thiṅkil - Thulgada - Tigram - Tinkar - Tinkar Pass - Tipal Chyaktee - Tusarpani - Upper Kauwa - Ḍob - Ṭiṅkar 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 Byas Named natural and historic features inside Byas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 18 rivers and streams. - Bholben Kholā - Buddhi̇̄ Kholā - Chhire Kholā - Chiti Kholā - Dumliṅ Kholā - Gaṭṭe Gāḍ - Ghaṭṭo Kholā - Godu Kholā - Kalju Kholā - Lāṅchupu Kholā - Māṅda Kholā - Nāmpā Kholā - Phataṅ Gāḍ - Riṭhi̇̄ Gāḍ - Rākāṅ Kholā - Tampa Kholā - Ãpi̇̄ Kholā - Ṭiṅkar Kholā ### Hills and mountains 2 peaks; 1 mountain. - Nampā Chuli̇̄ · 6,321 m - Api · 5,070 m - Bāilek · 3,229 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Dudhī Ban ### Getting around 1 bridge. - Kalju Gāḍ 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 Byas and the best time to visit Using the climate of Darchula District, the warmest month is Jul (average 9 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-8 °C), after allowing for this place being about 721 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 682 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (172 mm) and the driest Nov (6 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 -8 24 Feb -6 47 Mar -3 31 Apr 2 47 May 5 59 Jun 8 74 Jul 9 172 Aug 8 120 Sep 6 78 Oct 2 14 Nov -2 6 Dec -5 11 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Byas Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel YARSHA HOTEL · Apihimal 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.95654&mlon=80.94739#map=17/29.95654/80.94739) School Shree Mahadeb Basic Lwathi · Apihimal 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.85686&mlon=80.89883#map=17/29.85686/80.89883) Police station Chhiyalekh (Shyebji) Police Post · Byas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=30.13189&mlon=81.00703#map=17/30.13189/81.00703) 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 Byas Places mapped inside Byas in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Police stations1 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 Darchula District - Apihimal - Duhun - Lekam - Mahakali - Malikarjun - Marma - Naugad - Shailyashikhar ## Quick answers - Where is Byas?In Darchula District, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal - What borders Byas?Apihimal, Duhun, Naugad and Saipal - How many villages are in Byas?101 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Byas?Settlements lie between 1,141 m and 6,445 m - What is the highest point in Byas?Nampā Chuli̇̄ (6,321 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the P-code of Byas?NP0775401 (OCHA common operational dataset)