Sarankot

Sarangkot
सराङकोट
Subdivision of Pokhara

View from Sarangkot to Annapurna Conservation Area
Sarangkot

Location in Nepal

Coordinates: 28°14′30″N 83°58′0″E / 28.24167°N 83.96667°E / 28.24167; 83.96667Coordinates: 28°14′30″N 83°58′0″E / 28.24167°N 83.96667°E / 28.24167; 83.96667
Country    Nepal
Zone Gandaki Zone
District Kaski District
Population (1991)
  Total 5,060
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)
Area code(s) 061

Sarangkot is a former Village Development Committee east of Pokhara in Kaski District Gandaki Zone. In 2015, it was annexed to Pokhara. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a total population of 5,060 with 1,010 individual households.[1]

The village is located on Sarangkot mountain at an altitude of 1600m and is renown for its panoramic Himalayan views Dhaulagiri, Annapurna and Manaslu as well as down on the city of Pokhara and Phewa lake. In recent years, Sarangkot has become a hotspot for paragliding.

Media

To Promote local culture, Sarankot has one FM radio station Radio Sarangkot - 104.6MHz Which is a Community radio Station.

References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved September 30, 2008.

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