Dedgaun
| Dedgaun | |
|---|---|
| Village development committee | |
  Dedgaun | |
| Coordinates: 27°51′N 84°05′E / 27.85°N 84.08°ECoordinates: 27°51′N 84°05′E / 27.85°N 84.08°E | |
| Country |
 Nepal |
| Zone | Lumbini Zone |
| District | Nawalparasi District |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 2,975 |
| Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
Dedgaun (or Dedhgaun) is a village development committee in Nawalparasi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2975 people living in 513 individual households.[1]
Dedgaun lies on the bank of the Holy Kali Gandaki River and is surrounded by mountains in all sides.
To the west of the village is Singhtari (meaning "lion plain", implying the presence of lions in the past). Sentar, which resembles an island in the plain, has been transformed from deforested grazing fields into dense forest, inhabited by rare bird species and mammals such as leopards, foxes, porcupines and monkeys.
The Dedgaun area, including the new hydro-electricity project at Baundi Khola, was heavily damaged by floods in September 2008.
References
- ↑ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- Districts at a glance: Nawalparasi by UD Bimala, 2006.
- Introduction of Nepali village: John David Wilson, 2002
- Centre for rural studies, Tribhuvan University
