Galkot

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Galkot गल्कोट
Municipality
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki Province
District	Baglung District
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Bharat Sharma
• Deputy Mayor	Phum Badhur Neuray
Area
• Total	194.39 km2 (75.05 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	39,277
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website	[1]

Galkot (Nepali: गल्कोट) is a municipality in Baglung district of Gandaki province of Nepal. It consists of several VDCs. Nearby cities include Gulmi and Pokhara. Its geographic coordinates are 28°13'24"N 83°25'29"E.

It was one of the Chaubisi rajya that existed before unification of Nepal initiated by Prithvi Narayan Shah. It is around 25 km far in the South-Western direction from the headquarter of Baglung district. Today the blacktopped road connects the headquarter to the rural areas of Galkot.