# Duhun Municipality, Darchula District, Sudur Paschim Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/duhun/

Municipality · Darchula District 

# Duhun

Duhun is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Darchula District, Sudur Paschim Province. It covers **65.2 km²**. 60 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 65.2km²
- 1,795 mtypical elevation

## Where is Duhun?

Duhun 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 3 other municipalities: [Byas](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/byas/), [Mahakali](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/mahakali/) and [Naugad](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/naugad/). By area it is the 620th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 2.8% of [Darchula District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/). The centre of Duhun is about 519 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 29.8915° N, 80.6179° 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 Duhun

Open gazetteers list **60 villages, towns and localities** in Duhun. Settlements here lie between about 1,044 m and 2,904 m above sea level (median 1,795 m).

- Aphare
- Barbanj
- Baspali
- Baspani
- Batholi
- Bhaginad
- Bhuikot
- Bhukadi
- Bid
- Bijaypur
- Boharigaun
- Bramhadev
- Bārbā̃j
- Bāspāli̇̄
- Chanmunda
- Chaupati
- Chinadi
- Dale
- Daula
- Dgaula
- Dhari
- Dhaulā
- Dulla
- Gairi
- Garmora
- Garmore
- Guna
- Hekati
- Hikia
- Hikila
- Joshigaun
- Kamda
- Karkigaun
- Khara
- Kharsān
- Khasan
- Kheti
- Khetigadgau
- Khetigadgaun
- Kot
- Mathula
- Narauli
- Pansu
- Pasu
- Patram
- Phara
- Phursegaun
- Phusregāũ
- Pokse
- Pā̃su
- Sautali
- Simali
- Simar
- Simkholagaun
- Simkolagau
- Simkolāgāũ
- Sri Bagad
- Sutkholagaun
- Syangtaghat
- Timurpata

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 Duhun

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

### Water

8 rivers and streams.

- Garmore Kholā
- Ghopṭe Gāḍ
- Kukure Gāḍ
- Kālā Gāḍ
- Mere Kholā
- Naini̇̄ Gāḍ
- Nilāṅ Gāḍ
- Tut 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 Duhun and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Darchula District, the warmest month is Jul (average 11 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-5 °C), after allowing for this place being about 321 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). The most comfortable months for a visit are **June and August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -5 24 

Feb -4 47 

Mar 0 31 

Apr 5 47 

May 8 59 

Jun 11 74 

Jul 11 172 

Aug 11 120 

Sep 9 78 

Oct 4 14 

Nov 1 6 

Dec -3 11 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Duhun

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Darchula District Hospital · Mahakali 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.83693&mlon=80.53446#map=17/29.83693/80.53446) 

Bank Mega Bank · Mahakali 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.84611&mlon=80.54344#map=17/29.84611/80.54344) 

Hotel Hoteldebu · Mahakali 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.84094&mlon=80.54094#map=17/29.84094/80.54094) 

School Shree bhawani baselevel school · Mahakali 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.85104&mlon=80.59359#map=17/29.85104/80.59359) 

College setigaun multiple campuse · Dilasaini 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.65961&mlon=80.54503#map=17/29.65961/80.54503) 

Police station Police Entry Post · Shailyashikhar 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.72806&mlon=80.48955#map=17/29.72806/80.48955) 

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.

## Other municipalities in Darchula District

- Apihimal
- Byas
- Lekam
- Mahakali
- Malikarjun
- Marma
- Naugad
- Shailyashikhar

## Quick answers

- Where is Duhun?In Darchula District, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal
- What borders Duhun?Byas, Mahakali and Naugad
- How many villages are in Duhun?60 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Duhun?Settlements lie between 1,044 m and 2,904 m
- What is the best time to visit Duhun?June and August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Duhun?Darchula District Hospital, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Duhun?Mega Bank, about 8.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Duhun?NP0775402 (OCHA common operational dataset)