Gaunsahar

Gaunshahar
गाउँशहर (in Nepali)
Painting of Lamjung Durbar
Painting of Lamjung Durbar
Country   Nepal
ProvinceGandaki Province
DistrictLamjung District
Government
 • TypeBesishahar Municipality
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,611
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Postal Code
33600
Area code066

Gaunshahar (Nepali: गाउँशहर) is a town and market place at Besishahar Municipality in Lamjung District in Gandaki Province of northern-central Nepal.[1] The Besishahar Municipality was formed by merging the existing Village Development Committees i.e. Besishahar, Gaunshahar, Udipur & Chandisthan on May 15, 2014.[2][3][4] The temple of Lamjung Kalika & Lamjung Durbar are located here. This place is in the way of Annapurna Conservation Area. The Dumre-Besishahar-Chame highway also goes from this place. Here are different casts and religions.

  1. ^ "Lamjung District". District Development Committee Lamjung. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  2. ^ "Population & Ward Division Of Besishahar Municipality". District Development Committee Lamjung. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  3. ^ "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  4. ^ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-05-15.