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Gaurishankar Rural Municipality
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Gaurishankar Rural Municipality

गौरीशंकर गाउँपालिका

Rural municipality in Dolakha District, Nepal

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Gaurishankar (Nepali: ne:गौरीशंकर गाउँपालिका ), a part of Bagmati Province, Nepal, is a rural municipality located in Dolakha District. With Suri as its current official headquarters, the rural municipality consists of nine wards (previously seven Village Development Committees) covers an area of 681.39 km2 and has a population of 17,062 in 2011.

Quick facts

Type
rural municipality of Nepal, human settlement wd
Located in
Dolakha District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) wd
Area
681.39 km² wd
Official website
gaurishankarmun.gov.np wd

About

It is named after Mount Gaurishankar (Nepali: ne:गौरिशंकर हिमाल), which determines Nepal time (UTC +05:45), and is also home to Tsho Rolpa Lake (also Cho Rolpa (Nepali: ne:छो-रोल्पा ताल), one of the biggest glacial lakes in Nepal.

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Questions

Where is Gaurishankar Rural Municipality located?
Gaurishankar Rural Municipality is located in Dolakha District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Gaurishankar Rural Municipality · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): गौरीशंकर गाउँपालिका · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q48965752 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Gaurishankar Rural Municipality Offices, Province No 3, Nepal.jpg by Deepesh Chhangchha (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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