# Myanglung Municipality

_Municipality in Tehrathum District, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Myanglung is a municipality and the district headquarters of Terhathum District of Koshi Province in eastern Nepal. The "myang" means cat and "lung" means stone in Limbu language. The story is that the cat (myang) in ancient time, pawed the stone (lung) in anger. The municipality is situated at an elevation of about 1500 metres above sea level. Myanglung was converted into a municipality from a village development committee on 18 May 2014, merging the existing village development committees of Myanglung, Piple, Jirikhimti, Ambung, Sabla and Tamphula. According to the census of 2011 the total population of Myanglung is 19,659 including five VDCs.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3413763#P31))
- **Located in:** Tehrathum District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3413763#P131))
- **Area:** 100.21 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3413763#P2046))
- **Elevation:** 1,500 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3413763#P2044))
- **Established:** 18 May 2014 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3413763#P571))
- **Official website:** myanglungmun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3413763#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.1000, 87.5300

## Questions

**Where is Myanglung Municipality located?**  
Myanglung Municipality is located in Tehrathum District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

**What is the elevation of Myanglung Municipality?**  
Myanglung Municipality is at an elevation of 1,500 m above sea level.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Myanglung Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanglung_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): म्याङ्लुङ नगरपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%99%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%99_%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) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3413763](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3413763) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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## Cite this page

"Myanglung Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/myanglung-municipality. Retrieved 4 November 2026.