Baglung

Baglung
Baglung is located in Gandaki Province
Baglung
Baglung
Location in Province
Baglung is located in Nepal
Baglung
Baglung
Baglung (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°16′N 83°36′E / 28.267°N 83.600°E / 28.267; 83.600
Country   Nepal
ProvinceGandaki
DistrictBaglung
MunicipalityBaglung Municipality
Government
 • MayorBasanta Kumar Shrestha(Nepali Congress)
 • Deputy MayorRaju Khadka (Maoist)
Area
 • Total98.01 km2 (37.84 sq mi)
Elevation
1,020 m (3,350 ft)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total260,107
 • Density2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
Chhetri Magar Newar Bramhin Thakali Dalit
 • Religions
Hindu Buddhist and Hindu-Buddhist Mixed
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
33300
Area code068
Websitebaglungmun.gov.np/en
Baglung Bazar
Welcome to Baglung

Baglung is a municipality in Gandaki Province, in western Nepal, 275 km (171 mi) west of Kathmandu. It is the administrative headquarters of Baglung District. Baglung serves as the major center for business, finance, education, service and healthcare for the people of mid-Kali Gandaki valley that encompass Beni, Jaljala, Baglung, Kushma, Kathekhola, Galkot, Phalewas and Jaimuni local bodies. The city is located at the cross-section of Kaligandaki corridor highway and midhill highway that transverse Nepal in north–south and east–west directions respectively.