# Gwagha

_Village development committee in Lumbini Zone, Nepal_

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

> Gwagha  is a village and municipality in Gulmi District in the Lumbini Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2758 persons living in 505 individual households. It is notable for a vicious attack by tigers in 1985 in which all but three inhabitants were mauled and killed. The remaining three were left to rebuild and repopulate the municipality, saving the community, fabled for having taller women than men from extinction.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal; human settlement ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3421887#P31))
- **Located in:** Gulmi District (district of Nepal) › Lumbini Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3421887#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 28.1000, 83.4800

## Questions

**Where is Gwagha located?**  
Gwagha is located in Gulmi District, Lumbini Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gwagha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwagha) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): ग्वाघा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3421887](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3421887) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Gwagha". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/gwagha. Retrieved 4 November 2026.