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 2,030 metres (6,660 ft). At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 2,535 people residing in 604 individual households.[1]
Dhunche
धुन्चे Dhunlang | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Dhunche (2019) | |
  Dhunche Location in Nepal  Dhunche Dhunche (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 28°6′42″N 85°17′52″E / 28.11167°N 85.29778°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Bagmati Zone |
| District | Rasuwa District |
| Elevation | 2,030 m (6,660 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,744 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Area code | 010 |
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
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The area was the site of a battle during the second campaign of Sino-Nepalese War in early August 1792.[2]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Dhunche, elevation 1,982 m (6,503 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.8 (42.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.2 (1.70) |
55.7 (2.19) |
67.9 (2.67) |
85.5 (3.37) |
110.7 (4.36) |
254.9 (10.04) |
438.4 (17.26) |
454.8 (17.91) |
283.2 (11.15) |
94.4 (3.72) |
26.1 (1.03) |
25.7 (1.01) |
1,940.5 (76.41) |
| Source 1: Australian National University[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Japan International Cooperation Agency (precipitation)[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, archived from the original on 2008-10-12, retrieved 2008-10-06
- ^ Boulnois, L. (1989). "Chinese Maps and Prints on the Tibet-Gorkha War of 1788-92". University of Cambridge. pp. 95–96. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
(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.
- ^ "CLIMATES OF NEPAL AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT" (PDF). Australian National University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "ネパール国 全国貯水式水力発電所マスタープラン調査 ファイナルレポート" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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