Dhampus | |
Native Name: | धम्पुस |
Settlement Type: | Village Development Committee |
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: | Kaski District |
Population As Of: | 1991 |
Population Total: | 2753 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | Nepal Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 28.31°N 83.85°W |
Dhampus is a village and Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. The village is located 19 km away from the Pokhara Baglung Highways and falls within the trekking route of Mardi Himal Trek.[1] At the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 2,753 persons in 547 individual households. The village is gradually turning into a tourist destination. It has the Australian Base Camp with views of the peaks Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Machhapuchhre.[2]