# Gaurishankar Rural Municipality

_Rural municipality in Dolakha District, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> 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 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48965752#P31))
- **Located in:** Dolakha District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48965752#P131))
- **Area:** 681.39 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48965752#P2046))
- **Official website:** gaurishankarmun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48965752#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.7555, 86.2157

## 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.

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gaurishankar Rural Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaurishankar_Rural_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): गौरीशंकर गाउँपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q48965752](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48965752) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Gaurishankar Rural Municipality Offices, Province No 3, Nepal.jpg by Deepesh Chhangchha (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gaurishankar_Rural_Municipality_Offices,_Province_No_3,_Nepal.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Gaurishankar Rural Municipality, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Gaurishankar Rural Municipality Offices, Province No 3, Nepal.jpg — Deepesh Chhangchha, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Gaurishankar Rural Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/gaurishankar-rural-municipality. Retrieved 4 November 2026.