Chame Rural Municipality Explained

Chame
Native Name:चाँमे
Settlement Type:Municipality
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:Gandaki Zone
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Manang District
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1129
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:28.5519°N 84.2408°W
Elevation M:2650
Website:http://chamemun.gov.np/

Chame (Nepali: चाँमे) is the headquarters of Manang District in the Gandaki Zone of northern Nepal.[2] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 1129 people living in 279 individual households. Manang District is the lowest populated district in Nepal.

2015 Nepal earthquake

The village was affected by an earthquake on 25 April 2015. Reports from the area indicate that the roads and buildings of the village are damaged.[3]

References

  1. Web site: National Population and Housing Census 2011(Village Development Committee/Municipality). Government of Nepal. National Planning Commission. November 2012. Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). 2017-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221071232/http://cbs.gov.np/image/data/Population/VDC-Municipality%20in%20detail/VDC_Municipality.pdf. 2016-12-21. dead.
  2. http://www.statoids.com/ynp.html Districts of Nepal - Statoids
  3. Web site: Delmar doctor stranded in Nepal after earthquake. 27 April 2015. 1 May 2015. WNYT.com. WNYT.com. Amey. Ben. https://web.archive.org/web/20150501032742/http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s3778472.shtml. 1 May 2015.