Dhunche Explained

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.

History

The area was the site of a battle during the second campaign of Sino-Nepalese War in early August 1792.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chinese Maps and Prints on the Tibet-Gorkha War of 1788-92. Boulnois. L.. University of Cambridge. 1989. 4 March 2022. 95-96. (p95) After the fall of Xiebulu/Syapruk, the Gorkhas, according to D. R. Regmi, withdrew first to Dhunchey ... According to the Weizangtonzhi, Fukangan and Hailancha took their five regiments from Xiebulu to Mount Dongjiao ... (p96) which should be August rather than July, if one considers what comes after..