# Mahat Gaun

_Former VDC in Jumla District, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/mahat-gaun
Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Mahat Gaun is a market center in Chandannath Municipality in Jumla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. The formerly village development committee was merged with Mahat Gaun, Talium, Kartik Swami, Chandannath village development committees to form the new municipality. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2501 persons living in 496 individual households.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3425336#P31))
- **Located in:** Jumla District (district of Nepal) › Karnali Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3425336#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 29.3000, 82.1667

## Questions

**Where is Mahat Gaun located?**  
Mahat Gaun is located in Jumla District, Karnali Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mahat Gaun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahat_Gaun) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): महतगाउँ](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%81) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3425336](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3425336) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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## Cite this page

"Mahat Gaun". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/mahat-gaun. Retrieved 6 November 2026.