# Musikot, Western Rukum

_Municipality in Karnali, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Musikot (Nepali: मुसिकोट) is a municipality and the district headquarter of Western Rukum District in Karnali Province of Nepal that was established as Musikot Khalanga on 2 December 2014 by merging the two former Village development committees Musikot and Khalanga. From 2014 until 2018, Musikot was called Musikot Khalanga and until 2017 served as the district headquarter of Rukum District. It lies on the bank of Sani Bheri River. It borders with Eastern Rukum in the east, Sanibheri rural municipality in the west, Banfikot rural municipality in the north and Tribeni rural municipality and Rolpa district in the south.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal; municipality; municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3420064#P31))
- **Located in:** Western Rukum District (district of Nepal) › Karnali Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3420064#P131))
- **Area:** 136.06 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3420064#P2046))
- **Official website:** musikotmunrukum.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3420064#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 28.1500, 83.2500

## About

Once a red fort of CPN (Maoist Centre), Musikot is now ruled by Nepali Congress since the year 2022 and Maoists have finally lost both mayoral and deputy mayoral post.

## Questions

**Where is Musikot, Western Rukum located?**  
Musikot, Western Rukum is located in Western Rukum District, Karnali Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Musikot, Western Rukum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musikot,_Western_Rukum) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): मुसिकोट](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%2C_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3420064](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3420064) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Rukum Khalanga.jpg by Rambsham (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rukum_Khalanga.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Musikot, Western Rukum, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Rukum Khalanga.jpg — Rambsham, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Musikot, Western Rukum". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/musikot-western-rukum. Retrieved 7 November 2026.