Dhungegadhi

Dhungegadhi
ढुङ्गेगढी
—  Village Development Committee  —
Dhungegadhi
Location in Nepal
Coordinates:
Country  Nepal
Region Mid-Western
Zone Rapti Zone
District Pyuthan District
VDC Dhungegadhi
Wards
Population (2001 Census[1])
 • Total 3,180
  479 households
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Dhungegadhi is a town and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.

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Etymology

dhunge (Nepali: ढुङ्गे) - stony, made of stone
gadhi (Nepali: गढी) - tower, fortress
Thus: stone tower or fortress

Villages in VDC[2]

Ward Lat. Lon Elev.
Baddanda बडडाँडा 3 27°58'N 82°50'E   892m
Bahundanda बाहुनडाँडा 27°56'N 82°47'E   790
Barapani बरापानी 27°57'N 82°46'E   950
Beldanda बेलडाँडा 27°57'N 82°49'E   750
Biringkot बिरिङकोट​ 27°56N 82°47'E 1,030
Budhichaur बुढीचौर​ 27°58'N 82°48'E 1,270
Chhabise छबिसे 27°57'N 82°49'E   770
Dansingdanda दानसिङडाँडा 27°58'N 82°49'E 1,090
Dhankot धनकोट​ 27°58'N 82°49'E 1,270
Dhungegadhi ढुङ्गेगढी 8 27°57'N 82°50'E   938
Dobichaur दोबीचौर​ 27°58'N 82°46'E 1,010
Ganaunepani गनाउनेपानी 27°57'N 82°48'E   770
Goldhara गोलधारा 27°58'N 82°46'E 1,150
Hattikhal हात्तिखाल​ 27°57'N 82°46'E   710
Jaspur जसपुर 27°57'N 82°48'E   970
Lugluge लुग्लुगे 27°56'N 82°47'E   730
Mandre मान्द्रे 27°59'N 82°49'E   970
Mandredhunga मान्द्रेढुङ्गा 27°59'N 82°50'E   710
Mitheamp मिठेआँप​ 27°57'N 82°49'E   490
Pakhapani पाखापानी 7 27°57'N 82°47'E   850
Pelimati पेलीमाटी 27°58'N 82°47'E 1,310
Rangbhang राङभाङ​ 27°56'N 82°48'E   850
Shrikharka श्रीखर्क​ 27°58'N 82°49'E 1,050
Swarakot स्वाराकोट​ 27°58'N 82°47'E 1,322
Tarike तारिके 27°57'N 82°47'E   970

References

  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1. Retrieved 21 September 2008. 
  2. ^ "Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan". Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. http://www.ngiip.gov.np/pdf/vol4pyuthan.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-12. 

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