VDC Okharkot Local time Thursday 4:52 PM | Development Region Mid-Western Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) | |
 | ||
Weather 19°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 61% Humidity | ||
Okharkot is a town and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.
Contents
Map of Okharkot 22300, Nepal
Etymology
Okhar (Nepali: ओखर) - walnut tree (Juglans regia).
kot (Nepali: कोट) - guardroom, prison, police station.
Machcchī is the VDC's administrative center at the confluence of Dharmawati River and Gartang Khola. Okharkot village with its ancient fortress sits on a ridgetop 2 km. east and some 675 meters (2200 feet) higher. It is listed in IUCN's inventory of historic sites.
References
Okharkot Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA