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Namkha Rural Municipality

नाम्खा गाउँपालिका

Rural municipality in Karnali, Nepal

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Namkha (Nepali: नाम्खा) is the largest rural municipality (by area) of Nepal located in Humla District of Karnali Province.

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Type
rural municipality of Nepal, human settlement wd
Located in
Humla District (district of Nepal) › Karnali Province (province of Nepal) wd
Area
2,419.64 km² wd
Established
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About

The total area of the rural municipality is 2,419.64 square kilometres (934.23 mi2) and total population is 3900 individuals (as of 2011 Nepal census) only. The rural municipality is divided into 6 wards.

The rural municipality was established on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal restricted all old administrative structure (Village development committee) and announced 744 local level units (although the number increased to 753 later) as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015.

Hepka, Khagalgaun, Muchu and Limi Village development committees were incorporated to form this new rural municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Yalwang.

Namkha RM is located in the most North-west part of Nepal in Humla District of Karnali Province. It is surrounded by Tibet (China) from North and West. Geographically Namkha is a difficult terrain which is also an isolated region which is still not connected by road with District headquarter Simikot. It is totally located on Himalayas. Some villages of Limi are located across the Himalayas. The region is known for Trekking. There is trekking route connecting Simikot to Limi, Muchu and Yalwang.

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Namkha Rural Municipality is located in Humla District, Karnali Province, Nepal.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Namkha Rural Municipality · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): नाम्खा गाउँपालिका · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q56640437 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: TilLimi.jpg by Wangdue (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 6 November 2026

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