| Lo-Ghekar Damodarkunda | |
| Native Name: | लो-घेकर दामोदरकुण्ड गाउँपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Gandaki Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in province |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gandaki Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mustang |
| Government Type: | Rural council |
| Governing Body: | Dalome Rural Council |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Raju Bist (Ind) |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy-Chairperson |
| Leader Name1: | Dhoka Gurung (NCP) |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1344 |
| Area Rank: | 7th (Nepal) |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 1423 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | Nepal Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Coordinates: | 29.0928°N 83.9325°W |
| Blank Name: | Headquarters |
| Blank Info: | Charang |
Lo-Ghekar Damodarkunda (Nepali: लोकेघर दामोदरकुण्ड) (earlier:Dalome) is a rural municipality situated in Mustang District of Gandaki Province of Nepal.[1] The municipality is situated on the northern part of the Mustang, surrounded by Lomanthang rural municipality on the north, Barhagaun Muktichhetra on the south, Manang District on the south-east and Dolpa District on the west, while the north-eastern border of the rural municipality touches the border of Tibet in southwest China.
The total area of the rural municipality is 1344km2 and its population, according to the 2011 Nepal census, was 1423. The rural municipality is divided into 5 wards. The admin center of the rural municipality is at Charang.[2]
Charang, Surkhang and Dhami Village development committees were Incorporated while established this rural municipality.[2] The rural municipality came into existence on 10 March 2017, fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level bodies.[3] [4]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Lo-Ghekar Damodarkunda Rural Municipality had a population of 1,569. Of these, 69.1% spoke Lhopa, 23.1% Gurung, 3.5% Nepali, 1.6% Rai and 2.6% other languages as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 40.1% were Lhopa, 30.8% Chhetri, 23.3% Gurung, 1.2% Hill Brahmin, 0.8% Chhantyal, 0.8% Kulung, 0.8% Rai and 2.2% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 65.4% were Buddhist, 33.3% Hindu, 0.8% Kirati, 0.1% Bon, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.4% others.[7]
In terms of literacy, 44.6% could read and write, 2.7% could only read and 52.7% could neither read nor write.[8]