Dunai, Nepal Explained

Official Name:Dunai
Native Name:दुनै
Settlement Type:Village of Thuli Bheri Municipality and Hill Station
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Karnali Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dolpa District
Population As Of:1991
Population Total:1773
Population Density Km2:auto
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Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:28.9333°N 136°W
Elevation M:2,000
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Dunai is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Thuli Bheri Municipality in Nepal. Dunai is also the district headquarters of Dolpa District. The town on the banks of the Thuli Bheri River resides at about 2000m (7,000feet) elevation.

The 1991 Nepal census counted 1,773 persons in 334 households.[1]

Transportation

Dolpa Airport lies in Juphal, another village of Thuli Bheri and offers flights to Nepalgunj.[2]

Education

In education, there is the Dolpa Campus affiliated with Tribhuvan University, one high school: Sarswoti Higher Secondary School affiliated with HSEB, and the Dunai Community Library which is a community learning center.

Healthcare

There is one hospital: the 15-bed Dolpa District Hospital.

Media

Dunai has one FM radio station: Radio Dolpa 101.4 MHz which is a community radio station.

References

  1. Web site: Nepal Census 2001 . Nepal's Village Development Committees . . 3 September 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 . 12 October 2008 .
  2. Web site: Dolpa Airport. Civil Aviation authority of Nepal. 1 October 2018. 7 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180907083520/http://www.caanepal.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DOLPA-AIRPORT.pdf. dead.