Change, Nepal

Change
—  Village development committee  —
Change
Location in Nepal
Coordinates:
Country  Nepal
Zone Mechi Zone
District Taplejung District
Population (1991)
 • Total 4,487
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Change is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Taplejung District in the Mechi Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4487 people living in 807 individual households.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1. Retrieved 19 November 2008. 

This VDC is mainly inhaited by limbu an mongolian descendant, more specifically Angbuhang, an indigenous tribe. This VDC is popular in producing cash crop orange, cardamom and tobacco. West/south to North/east orientation of land and south facing slope has provided opportunity to get more sunny hours. Change has the popular hiking route (now being introduced as a rhododendron hiking trail) Taplejung-Gorja-Basantapur, which passess from the middle along its length. Gorja, a popular camping site and local picnic spot brushes the natural beauty of Change.

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Capital: Taplejung

Land orientation (West/south to North/east) and slope(south faced) has given agroclimatic advantages to Change getting more sunny days.

Taplejung-Gorja-Basantapur (now being introduced as a rhododendron hiking trail) passes by along Change length providing a good opportiunity for agrobusiness.Gorja, a popular camping site and local picnic spot brushes the natural beauty of Change VDC.