Argal Explained

Official Name:Argal
Native Name:अर्गल
Pushpin Map:Nepal Gandaki Province#Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Zone
Subdivision Name1:Dhaulagiri Zone
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Baglung District
Population As Of:1991
Population Total:2148
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Blank2:Hindu
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:28.2833°N 96°W

Argal is a Village Development Committee in Baglung District in the Dhaulagiri Zone of central Nepal. It is located roughly 25 kilometres west of Baglung. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,148 and had 387 houses in the village.[1]

In recent years, Argal has been subject to numerous attacks and trouble with Maoist rebels. On March 18, 2002 it was reported that three terrorists were killed in the Argal area of Baglung district.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Nepal Census 2001 . Nepal's Village Development Committees . . 2008-08-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 . 2008-10-12 .
  2. News: Security forces kill 68 Maoists in Nepal . The Hindu. 2002-03-18. 2010-04-13. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106231819/http://www.hindu.com/2002/03/18/stories/2002031802861200.htm. 6 November 2012.