# Bungtang

_Village development committee in Bagmati Zone, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/bungtang
Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Bungtang (Currently Myagang Rural Municipality Ward no.2) बुङताङ is a village development committee in Nuwakot District in the Bagmati Zone  (Bagmati Province  ) of central Nepal. At the time of the [2068 B.S. census] (२०६८ को जनगणना अनुसार)] it had a population of 2069 living in 13.93 sq.km Area

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414057#P31))
- **Located in:** Nuwakot District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414057#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 28.0000, 85.1000

## About

The original name of the village was "Bomotang (बोम्तङ ) ". In Bhot language "Bomo" बोमो means Daughter or female "Tang" तङ means "being happy". "Bomotang" was such a beautiful place that women/female used to be happy when they come here. Hence the name "Bomotang". Later as it passed on was written Bungtang(बुङताङ).

## Questions

**Where is Bungtang located?**  
Bungtang is located in Nuwakot District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Bungtang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungtang) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बुङताङ](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%99%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%99) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3414057](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414057) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Bomtang - Myagang Rural Municipality बुङताङ.jpg by DpAce Chothen (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bomtang_-_Myagang_Rural_Municipality_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%99%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%99.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Bungtang, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bomtang - Myagang Rural Municipality बुङताङ.jpg — DpAce Chothen, CC0.

## Cite this page

"Bungtang". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/bungtang. Retrieved 3 November 2026.