Khalanga, Darchula Explained

Khalanga
Native Name:खलङ्गा
Other Name:Ghat Bazar
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Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Coordinates:29.84°N 80.54°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Zone
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Mahakali Zone
Subdivision Name2:Darchula District
Population Total:4,422
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Postal Code:10100
Area Code:+977-93
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Website:www.onlinedarchula.eu.org

Khalanga is a town and the district headquarters of the Darchula District in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. It is part of the Mahakali Municipality in the Mahakali Zone. The town is located on the bank of Mahakali River and the border with Uttarakhand state, India. The town on the Indian side of the border also has similar name called Dharchula.

Mahakali river is the border between Nepal and India. There is suspension bridge that connects the towns on the two sides. Nepali and Indian nationals can cross the border without any restrictions . The border is closed at night for security reasons. Although it is common for Nepali peoples to go to India for buying goods, they need to go through the customs checkpoint established in both (India and Nepal) sides.

Demographics

At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 4,422 people living in 809 individual households.[1]

References

  1. Web site: Nepal Census 2001 . Nepal's Village Development Committees . . 19 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 . 12 October 2008 . live.

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