| Dethala | |
| Native Name: | देथला |
| Settlement Type: | Village development committee |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map: | 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: | Mahakali Zone |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Darchula District |
| Population As Of: | 1991 |
| Population Total: | 3155 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | Nepal Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Coordinates: | 29.71°N 80.62°W |
Dethala is a village development committee in Darchula District in the Mahakali Zone of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3155 people living in 507 individual households.
Dethala is a small Himalayan town surrounded by Naugarh Gad river which is a major tributary of the Chemeliya River. Dethala was ruled by a branch of Katyuri kings.After the breakdown of Katyuri Dynasty, King Abhay Pal of Askot, the grandson of Katyuri King, Brahm Deo, brought a branch of Katyuri Dynasty, here as the Pal Thakuri to Dethala. The Pal Rajwar's latter ruled this area for ages.