Official Name: | Dhunche |
Other Name: | Dhunlang |
Native Name: | धुन्चे |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal Bagmati 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: | Bagmati Zone |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Rasuwa District |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 2744 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Nepal Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 28.1117°N 85.2978°W |
Elevation M: | 2030 |
Area Code: | 010 |
Dhunche is the administrative seat of Rasuwa District in Bagmati Zone, Nepal. It is a part of Gosaikunda Rural Municipality. It is located at an altitude of . At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 2,535 people residing in 604 individual households.
To promote local culture Dhunche has one FM radio station, Radio Rasuwa - 102.1 MHz, which is a community radio station.
Dhunche is the headquarters of Rasuwa district. It is accessible through bus via Pasang Lhamu Highway (H12) and is 120 km from Kathmandu.
The area was the site of a battle during the second campaign of Sino-Nepalese War in early August 1792.[1]