VDC Syaulibang Elevation 1,706 m | Region Mid-Western Elevation--Syaulibang Village 1,706 m (5,597 ft) Local time Monday 9:19 AM | |
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Weather 17°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 53% Humidity | ||
Syaulibang is a village and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.
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Map of Syauliwang, Nepal
Etymology
In Khamkura Syauli means apple. Bang means a high field or pasture, usually above 2,000 meters where snow can fall, suggesting a climate with enough winter cold for cultivating apples, so 'Apple Orchard' is a reasonable translation of this place name.
Geography and Climate
Syaulibang is Pyuthan district's northernmost VDC, bordering Gaam VDC in Rolpa to the northwest and Baglung district's Bowang and Taman VDCs to the northeast. Syaulibang is also Pyuthan's highest VDC, ranging from about 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) up to a 3,612 metres (11,850 ft) summit at the meeting point of Syaulibang, Gaam and Bowang VDCs on the lekh that is the Rapti-Gandaki divide.
Syaulibang's climate is mostly subtropical below 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) and temperate up to 3,000 metres (10,000 ft) with a small subalpine zone above.