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Tanahun District

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Country
  
Nepal

Headquarters
  
Damauli

Area
  
1,546 km²

Established
  
1872

Time zone
  
NPT (UTC+5:45)

Zone
  
Gandaki Zone

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Region
  
Western Development Region, Nepal

Tanahun District (Nepali: तनहुँ जिल्ला Listen ), a part of Province No. 4, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Damauli as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,546 km² and has a population (2011) of 323,288. Previously the town of Bandipur was its district headquarter. This district lies in the middlemost of country Nepal. The postal code of Tanahun is 33900. Maharisi Veda Vyash (महर्षी वेदव्यास), author of the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, was born in Damauli Tanahun at the meeting point of river Seti and Madi. The headquarter of tanahun is named as Vyas Municipality after his name. Vyash gufa (where sage vyash used to meditate) is located near confluence of two rivers seti and madi in Damauli.

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Map of Tanahun, Nepal

Tanahun damauli nepal


Coordinates and location type

  • Latitude: 27.91667
  • Longitude:84.25
  • Latitude (DMS):27° 55' 0 N
  • Longitude (DMS):84° 15' 0 E
  • Major religious spots प्रमुख धार्मिक स्थलहरु

  • Vyash gufa, Damauli
  • Pancha mandir, Damauli
  • Thanithan, Basantapur
  • Chabdi barahi, Chabdi
  • Nirjala Mai, Turture
  • Akala Mai
  • Aadhi Mul
  • Dhorbarahi, Dhorphirdi
  • Municipalities and Village Development Committees (VDCs)

  • Anbu Khaireni Municipality
  • Arunodaya
  • Baidi
  • Bandipur Municipality
  • Bhanu Municipality
  • Bhanumati
  • Bhimad
  • Bhirkot
  • Bhirlung
  • Byas Municipality
  • Chhang
  • Chhimkeshwari
  • Chhipchhipe
  • Chok Chisapani
  • Deurali
  • Devghat
  • Dharampani
  • Gajarkot
  • Ghansikuwa
  • Jamune Bhanjyang
  • Kabilas
  • Kahu Shivapur
  • Keshavtar
  • Kihun
  • Kota
  • Kotdarbar
  • Kyamin9 vyas marg damouli to pattal
  • Majhakot
  • Manpang
  • Phirphire
  • Purkot
  • Raipur
  • Ramjakot
  • Ranipokhari
  • Risti
  • Rupakot
  • Satiswara
  • Shuklagandaki Municipality
  • Sundhara
  • Syamgha
  • Tanahunsur
  • Thaprek
  • Most Famous Festival

  • Dashain
  • Tihar
  • Janaipurnima
  • Holi
  • Ekadashi
  • Map Of Tanahun

    http://www.un.org.np/maps/district-maps/western/Tanahu.pdf

    References

    Tanahun District Wikipedia