Samagaun Explained

Official Name:Samagaun
Native Name:सामागाउँ
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:Gorkha District
Population As Of:1991
Population Total:665
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:28.64°N 84.61°W

Samagaun is a village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. The village is located at an altitude between 3530 m and 3800m, making it the highest-located large settlement in the Manaslu Mountain Area. [1] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 665 and had 179 houses in the village. 100% of this population are followers of Buddhism.[2]

Samagaun village falls within the Manaslu Circuit Trek and is regarded as the last stop for trekkers before Birendra Lake and Manaslu Base Camp.[3]

References

  1. Web site: Nepal . Hiking Team . Manaslu . Manaslu.
  2. Web site: Nepal Census 2001. Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. 2008-08-31.
  3. Web site: Himalayan . Masters . Manaslu Trek .