Kagbeni, Mustang

Kagbeni
कागबेनी
Village Development Committee

Mud houses in Kagbeni village
Kagbeni

Location in Nepal

Coordinates: 28°50′12″N 83°46′59″E / 28.83667°N 83.78306°E / 28.83667; 83.78306Coordinates: 28°50′12″N 83°46′59″E / 28.83667°N 83.78306°E / 28.83667; 83.78306
Country    Nepal
Zone Dhawalagiri Zone
District Mustang District
Population (1991)
  Total 1,200
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)
The Kali Gandaki River and rice fields near Kagbeni

Kagbeni is a village in Upper Mustang, Nepal, located in the valley of the Kali Gandaki River. Administratively, Kagbeni is a Village Development Committee in Mustang District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1200 people residing in 260 individual households. [1] It lies on the trail from Jomsom to the royal capital Lo Manthang, near the junction with the trail to Muktinath.

Panoramic view of Kagbeni

References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees (Digital Himalaya), retrieved 29 December 2015.

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