Coordinates: 28°38′N 84°37′E / 28.64°N 84.61°E / 28.64; 84.61

Samagaun

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Samagaun
सामागाउँ
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Country   Nepal
ZoneGandaki Zone
DistrictGorkha District
Population
 (1991)
 • Total
665
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Samagaun is a village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. The village is located at an altitude between 3530 m and 3800m, making it the highest-located large settlement in the Manaslu Mountain Area.[citation needed] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 665 and had 179 houses in the village. 100% of this population are followers of Buddhism.[1]

Samagaun village falls within the Manaslu Circuit Trek and is regarded as the last stop for trekkers before Birendra Lake and Manaslu Base Camp.[citation needed]

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