Dhunche
Dhunche
धुन्चे Dhunlang | |
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Village | |
| Dhunche (2019) Dhunche (2019) | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal |
| Zone | Bagmati Zone |
| District | Rasuwa District |
| Elevation | 2,030 m (6,660 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,744 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Area code | 010 |
Dhunche is the administrative seat of Rasuwa District in Bagmati Zone, Nepal. It is a part of Gosaikunda Rural Municipality. It is located at an altitude of 2,030 metres (6,660 ft). At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 2,535 people residing in 604 individual households.[1]
To promote local culture Dhunche has one FM radio station, Radio Rasuwa - 102.1 MHz, which is a community radio station.
Dhunche is the headquarters of Rasuwa district. It is accessible through bus via Pasang Lhamu Highway (H12) and is 120 km from Kathmandu.
History
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The area was the site of a battle during the second campaign of Sino-Nepalese War in early August 1792.[2]
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Dhunche, elevation 1,982 m (6,503 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.8 (42.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.2 (1.70) |
55.7 (2.19) |
67.9 (2.67) |
85.5 (3.37) |
110.7 (4.36) |
254.9 (10.04) |
438.4 (17.26) |
454.8 (17.91) |
283.2 (11.15) |
94.4 (3.72) |
26.1 (1.03) |
25.7 (1.01) |
1,940.5 (76.41) |
| Source 1: Australian National University[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Japan International Cooperation Agency (precipitation)[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
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