Marpha

Marpha
Village development committee
Goats in Marpha
Marpha Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°47′24″N 83°40′48″E / 28.79000°N 83.68000°E / 28.79000; 83.68000Coordinates: 28°47′24″N 83°40′48″E / 28.79000°N 83.68000°E / 28.79000; 83.68000
Country	Nepal
Zone	Dhawalagiri Zone
District	Mustang District
Population (1991)
• Total	1,630
Time zone	Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Marpha is a village development committee in Mustang District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1630 people living in 434 individual households.^[1]

The name itself reflects the "mar" meaning hard working and "pha" meaning people. Tourism and mule rearing are the means of survival of the people of this place.^{[citation needed]}

The village is the apple capital in the nation, and Marpha brandy is produced from local fruits.^{[citation needed]}

The village of Marpha in Nepal

References

1. ↑ "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees (Digital Himalaya), retrieved 15 November 2009 .

External links

• UN map of the municipalities of Mustang District

v t e Mustang District Capital: Jomsom Charang Chhonhup Chhoser Chhusang Dhami Jhong Kagbeni Kowang Kunjo Lete Lo Manthang Marpha Muktinath Surkhang Tukuche