Lomanthang Rural Municipality

Lo Manthang
लोमान्थाङ
Rural municipality
Barley and Buckwheat fields of Lomangthang, Upper Mustang.
Barley and Buckwheat fields of Lomangthang, Upper Mustang.
Nickname: 
The Walled City
Lomanthang (the uppermost part of Mustang district)
Lomanthang (the uppermost part of Mustang district)
Lo Manthang is located in Gandaki Province
Lo Manthang
Lo Manthang
Location in Gandaki Province
Lo Manthang is located in Nepal
Lo Manthang
Lo Manthang
Lo Manthang (Nepal)
Coordinates: 29°10′59″N 83°57′24″E / 29.18306°N 83.95667°E / 29.18306; 83.95667
Country   Nepal
ProvinceGandaki Province
DistrictMustang
Settled1380
Established (rural municipality)10 March 2017
Government
[1]
 • TypeRural council
 • BodyLomanthang Rural Council
 • ChairpersonSuwarn Kumar Bist (NC)
 • Deputy-ChairpersonPema Dolma Bist (NC)
Area
 • Total727 km2 (281 sq mi)
Elevation
3,840 m (12,600 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,899
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Websitelomanthangmun.gov.np

Lomanthang (Nepali: लोमान्थाङ) is a rural municipality in Mustang district in Gandaki Province of western Nepal.[2] It is located at the northern end of the district, bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north and Dalome rural municipality of Mustang in the south.

Lo is the northern two-thirds of Mustang district, culturally and linguistically influenced by Tibet, while the southern third is called Thak, the homeland of Thakali people who speak a different language and have a synthesis of Tibetan and Nepalese culture. In 2007, a series of at least twelve caves were discovered north of Annapurna and near the village, decorated with ancient Buddhist paintings and set in sheer cliffs at an elevation of 14,000 feet (4,300 m).[3] The paintings show Newari influence, dating to approximately the 13th century, and also contain Tibetan scripts executed in ink, silver and gold and pre-Christian era pottery shards.[3] Explorers found stupas, decorative art and paintings depicting various forms of the Buddha, often with disciples, supplicants and attendants, with some mural paintings showing sub-tropical themes containing palm trees, billowing Indian textiles and birds.[3]

  1. ^ "स्थानीय निर्वाचन २०७४ - निर्वाचन विवरण तथा नतिजा - मुस्ताङ - लोमन्थाङ".
  2. ^ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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