# Namkha Rural Municipality

_Rural municipality in Karnali, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/namkha-rural-municipality
Last updated: 2026-10-31

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

## Quick facts

- **Type:** rural municipality of Nepal; human settlement ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56640437#P31))
- **Located in:** Humla District (district of Nepal) › Karnali Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56640437#P131))
- **Area:** 2,419.64 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56640437#P2046))
- **Established:** 10 March 2017 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56640437#P571))
- **Coordinates:** 30.0600, 81.4600

## 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.

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Namkha Rural Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namkha_Rural_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): नाम्खा गाउँपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%81%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 Q56640437](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56640437) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: TilLimi.jpg by Wangdue (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TilLimi.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Namkha Rural Municipality, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: TilLimi.jpg — Wangdue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Namkha Rural Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/namkha-rural-municipality. Retrieved 6 November 2026.