Besishahar

Besishahar वेसीशहर
Municipality
Main street of Besishahar Municipality in the morning.
Besishahar Location in Nepal Show map of Gandaki Province Besishahar Besishahar (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 28°13′52″N 84°22′39″E / 28.23111°N 84.37750°E / 28.23111; 84.37750
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki Province
District	Lamjung District
Established	15 May 2014
Government
• Type	Mayor–council government
• Mayor	Guman Singh Aryal (NCP)
• Deputy Mayor	Laxmi Devi Adhikari (NCP)
Area
• Total	127.64 km2 (49.28 sq mi)
Elevation	760 m (2,490 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	38,232
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal Code	33600
Area code	066
Climate	Cwa
Website	besishaharmun.gov.np

Besishahar (Nepali: बेसीशहर नगरपालिका) is a municipality and the district headquarters of Lamjung District in Gandaki Province, Nepal.^[1] The Besishahar Municipality was formed by merging the existing Village Development Committees i.e. Besishahar, Gaunshahar, Udipur, Chandisthan, Baglungpani (wards no. 3, 4, 7, 8 & 9), Bajhakhet, Hiletaksar (wards no. 9) and Chiti and have 11 wards.^[2] This municipality has a sub-tropical climate with deciduous forests. Annapurna II, Machhapuchhre, Lamjung Himal can be viewed from north of Besishahar Municipality.^{[citation needed]}