# Gudel

_Village development committee in Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal_

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

> Gudel is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,489 in 712 individual households. The people are part of the Kulung culture.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3429300#P31))
- **Located in:** Solukhumbu District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3429300#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.4800, 86.8800

## About

The village is the home of Mauli Dhan who was featured in a set of videos and an article for National Geographic as the ""Last Honey Hunter", the last to maintain the traditional practice of dangerously retrieving hallucinogenic honey from hives on the walls of local cliffs.

Gudel is not well-connected with roads and transport.

## Questions

**Where is Gudel located?**  
Gudel is located in Solukhumbu District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gudel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudel) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): गुदेल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3429300](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3429300) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Gudel, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

## Cite this page

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