# Lawan, Nepal

_Municipality in Karnali Zone, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/lawan-nepal
Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Lawan is a village development committee in Dolpa District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1270 persons living in 279 individual households.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7211009#P31))
- **Located in:** Dolpa District (district of Nepal) › Karnali Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7211009#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 28.9900, 83.0200

## Questions

**Where is Lawan, Nepal located?**  
Lawan, Nepal is located in Dolpa District, Karnali Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Lawan, Nepal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawan,_Nepal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): लावन](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A8) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7211009](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7211009) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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## Cite this page

"Lawan, Nepal". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/lawan-nepal. Retrieved 6 November 2026.