# Saping

_Village development committee in Kabhrepalanchok District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Saping is a sparsely populated village in Kabhrepalanchok district, about 60 kilometres east of Kathmandu, Nepal. As of 2011 census, Saping village has 786 households with 3,246 individuals, 1,472 males and 1,774 females (CBS Nepal 2012), and under the "new" federal structure, formed by a new constitution, adopted on 20 September 2015, Saping is now a part of Bhumlu Gaupalika (in English: Bhumlu Rural Municipality) and is organized as Ward Number 1 (out of 10 small government units called 'wards', cf. in the pre-2015 era the village was called Saping Village Development Committee).

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415416#P31))
- **Located in:** Kavrepalanchok District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415416#P131))
- **Population:** 3,730 (1991) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415416#P1082))
- **Coordinates:** 27.6600, 85.7500

## About

As a mixed ethnic and linguistic community, Saping has several well known travel destinations, including holy sites like Mulkharka Bhimsenthan and Saping Siddhi Ganesh Temple - both of which can be reached using vehicles or on foot from Dolalghat town, as a part of a (day or two) trekking adventure.

In terms of geography, Saping consists largely of a rough hill terrain, with a few patches of semi-flat land here and there; its height ranges from 633 meters at Dolalghat Sukhoshi river, 1,366 meters at Saping Siddhi Ganesh Temple (Ramche), to 1,805 meters at Mulkharka Bhimsenthan. Because of its rugged landscape and varied altitude, the climate system also varies in Saping, from subtropical jungle along the Sunkoshi river banks to temperate forest around Mulkharka Bhimsenthan.

The main source of income in Saping is agriculture, but in the recent years, the vast majority of young people have migrated to the cities, and many to foreign countries, especially to Arab countries in the Middle East, and Malaysia. As such, the remittances sent through foreign labour has become the primary source of livelihood for virtually all families. This has led to a rapid decline in agriculture as economically active population has largely moved out of the village. Elders are worried that unless the local and…

## Questions

**Where is Saping located?**  
Saping is located in Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

**What is the population of Saping?**  
The population of Saping is 3,730 (as of 1991).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Saping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saping) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सापिङ](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%99) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3415416](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415416) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Saping Dadatol.jpg by 16wifi (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saping_Dadatol.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Saping, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Saping Dadatol.jpg — 16wifi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Saping". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/saping. Retrieved 3 November 2026.