# Dhaulakot

_Village development committee in Mahakali Zone, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-11-05

> Dhaulakot is a village development committee in Darchula District in the Mahakali Zone of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2094 people living in 337 individual households.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3410245#P31))
- **Located in:** Darchula District (district of Nepal) › Sudurpashchim Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3410245#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 29.9500, 80.6100

## About

Dhaulakot is 13 kilometers from district headquarters in Khalaga. There are nine wards in the VDC. Main villages of Dhoulakot VDC are Dokat, Naji, Shyaku, Chukpani, Tigram, and Chandakot.

The village of Dhaulakot has temples to the Hindu gods Durga, Mahadev (shiva), Brahma, Bhumiraj (Visnu) and Devi, Hosker, and Patauja. Famous temples and Jattra are Durgamandau, mahadevmandau, Hoskermandau, and Brahmandau. The famous jattra is jageni. Other temples named Harichnd Devta, shrichand devata, mangade bubu, and Ritghade Bubu are also situated at Dhaulakot VDC.

## Questions

**Where is Dhaulakot located?**  
Dhaulakot is located in Darchula District, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Dhaulakot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaulakot) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): धौलाकोट](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3410245](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3410245) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Dhaulakot". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/dhaulakot. Retrieved 5 November 2026.