# Lelep

_Village development committee in Mechi Zone, Nepal_

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

> Lelep is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Taplejung District in the Province No. 1 of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 2,205 people living in 511 individual households. There were 1,122 males and 1,083 females at the time of census. It is currently a part of Phaktanglung Rural Municipality.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3423336#P31))
- **Located in:** Taplejung District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3423336#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.5264, 87.8000

## Questions

**Where is Lelep located?**  
Lelep is located in Taplejung District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Lelep](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lelep) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): लेलेप](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AA) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3423336](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3423336) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Lelep.JPG by Sherparinji (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lelep.JPG)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Lelep, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Lelep.JPG — Sherparinji, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

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