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Khalanga, Mahakali

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Country
  
Nepal

District
  
Darchula District

Area code(s)
  
+977-93

Zone
  
Mahakali Zone

Time zone
  
Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Population
  
133,464 (2011)

Khalanga, Mahakali

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind NE at 3 km/h, 34% Humidity

Khalanga (Darchula) is a town in Api Municipality in Darchula District in the Mahakali Zone of western Nepal. It is the district headquarters. The town is located near the Mahakali River which is the border with Uttarakhand state, India. Indian and Nepalese nationals cross unrestricted, however there is a customs checkpoint for goods. Here mostly people are western culture. The main caste of this place is Dhami, including Bhatt, Kshetri, and Bhotes. In the northern part it connects to Tibet.

Contents

Map of Khalanga, Nepal

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 133,464 people living in 25,802 individual households.

References

Khalanga, Mahakali Wikipedia