# Marma Municipality, Darchula District, Sudur Paschim Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/marma/ Municipality · Darchula District # Marma Marma is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Darchula District, Sudur Paschim Province. It covers **207.6 km²**. 91 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 38 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 208km² - 38mapped services - 1,600 mtypical elevation ## Where is Marma? Marma 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 5 other municipalities: [Apihimal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/apihimal/), [Bungal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/bajhang/bungal/), [Dilasaini](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/baitadi/dilasaini/), [Naugad](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/naugad/) and [Shailyashikhar](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/shailyashikhar/). By area it is the 182nd largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 8.9% of [Darchula District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/sudur-paschim/darchula/). The centre of Marma is about 492 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 29.7410° N, 80.8460° 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 Marma Open gazetteers list **91 villages, towns and localities** in Marma. Settlements here lie between about 897 m and 4,547 m above sea level (median 1,600 m). - Bagjewala - Bajani - Bajkot - Bakjot - Barku - Bhaurau - Bhesegaun - Bhurbhure - Bimthi - Bitale - BunliBagad - Chetkalli - Chiurani - Daha - Darma - Dedpani - Dhankunne - Duni - Galmasa - Ghodedhar - Gholjar - Ghorade - Ghullek - Golpha - Hade - Jaithala - JamanThala - Jude - Jwaithalo - Kachuligadgaun - KalaLekh - Khagne - Khakma - Khotyadera - Kopare - KotThala - Kothle - LamaBagar - Lataun - Latinath - Lattenatia - Lintad - Madda - Madkholagau - Madkholagaun - Makarigadhgaun - Makatīgāḍgāū - Malla Bhid - Mallo Bagje - Mangdang - Marmati - Matela - Matmati - Maure - Maṅdaṅ - Melibisan - Murai - Nala Bagad - NanThala - Nikhiri - Odkhet - Padathi - Padpada - PantaBagad - Pari Bazar - PariBagad - Pariban - Parisain - Paththarkanda - Raskoṭ - Ratapani - Raubade - Ril - Salamoti - Salamtoli - Salleban - Sallethum - Sarsi - Sellethum - Seri - Sirad - Sirauli - Sālamtoli̇̄ - Taku - Thalthali - Tham - ThulThala - Thuli Salli - Timaladera - Tolimandau - Turan 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 Marma Named natural and historic features inside Marma, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams. - Bathi̇̄ Gāḍ - Daha Gāḍ - Dogaḍe Gāḍ - Kachuli̇̄ Gāḍ - Makari̇̄ Gāḍ - Nwā Gāḍ - Nālabagaḍ Gāḍ - Oḍkhet Kholā - Sāno Kholā - Taṅ Gāḍ ### Hills and mountains 1 peak. - Kālā Lek · 4,657 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 Marma and the best time to visit Using the climate of Darchula District, the warmest month is Jul (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-3 °C). 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 **May to June and August to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan -3 24 Feb -2 47 Mar 2 31 Apr 7 47 May 10 59 Jun 13 74 Jul 14 172 Aug 13 120 Sep 11 78 Oct 6 14 Nov 3 6 Dec -1 11 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Marma Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kafalseri health post · Bungal 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.64500&mlon=80.81006#map=17/29.64500/80.81006) Bank Global IME Bank · Shailyashikhar 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.66769&mlon=80.54423#map=17/29.66769/80.54423) Hotel Thulo bhar · Bungal 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.70227&mlon=81.01044#map=17/29.70227/81.01044) School दुर्गेश्वरि मा बि घाेल्जर · Marma 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.73255&mlon=80.84134#map=17/29.73255/80.84134) College बिणेस्वर खेल मैदान · Puchaundi 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.63361&mlon=80.70900#map=17/29.63361/80.70900) Police station वडा प्रहरी कार्यालय · Kedarsyun 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.47226&mlon=81.00225#map=17/29.47226/81.00225) 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 Marma Places mapped inside Marma in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools38 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 - Byas - Duhun - Lekam - Mahakali - Malikarjun - Naugad - Shailyashikhar ## Quick answers - Where is Marma?In Darchula District, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal - What borders Marma?Apihimal, Bungal, Dilasaini, Naugad and Shailyashikhar - How many villages are in Marma?91 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Marma?Settlements lie between 897 m and 4,547 m - What is the highest point in Marma?Kālā Lek (4,657 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Marma?May to June and August to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Marma?Kafalseri health post, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Marma?Global IME Bank, about 30 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Marma?NP0775407 (OCHA common operational dataset)