# Dedgaun

_Village development committee in Lumbini Zone, Nepal_

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

> Dedhgaun (or Dedgaun) is a Ward in Nawalparasi District in the Gandaki Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 2021 Nepal census it had a population of 4209 people living in 513 individual households.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3411900#P31))
- **Located in:** Nawalparasi District (district of Nepal) › Lumbini Zone (zone of Nepal) › Western Development Region (development region of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3411900#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.8500, 84.0800

## About

Dedgaun lies on the bank of the Holy Kali Gandaki River and is surrounded by mountains in all sides.

The Dedgaun area, including the new hydro-electricity project at Baundi Khola, was heavily damaged by floods in September 2008.

## Questions

**Where is Dedgaun located?**  
Dedgaun is located in Nawalparasi District, Lumbini Zone, Western Development Region, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Dedgaun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedgaun) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3411900](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3411900) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Dedhgaun VDC.jpg by Infourmagar (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dedhgaun_VDC.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Dedgaun, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Dedhgaun VDC.jpg — Infourmagar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Dedgaun". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/dedgaun. Retrieved 5 November 2026.