Dedhgaun (or Dedgaun) is a village development committee in Nawalparasi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2975 people living in 513 individual households.[1]
Dedhgaun | |
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  Dedhgaun Location in Nepal  Dedhgaun Dedhgaun (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°51′N 84°05′E / 27.85°N 84.08°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Lumbini Zone |
| District | Nawalparasi District |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 2,975 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Dedgaun lies on the bank of the Holy Kali Gandaki River and is surrounded by mountains in all sides.
The Dedgaun area, including the new hydro-electricity project at Baundi Khola, was heavily damaged by floods in September 2008.
References
edit- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- Districts at a glance: Nawalparasi by UD Bimala, 2006.
- Introduction of Nepali village: John David Wilson, 2002
- Centre for rural studies, Tribhuvan University
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