Tukuche
टुकुचे | |
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  Tukuche Location in Nepal  Tukuche Tukuche (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 28°44′N 83°37′E / 28.74°N 83.62°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Dhawalagiri Zone |
| District | Mustang District |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 652 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Tukuche, sometimes spelt Tukche, is a village development committee in Mustang District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 652 people living in 166 individual households.[1]
The village is located in the Kali Gandaki Gorge. It is a center of the Thakali people. These residing Thakali people brand the Thakali tradition, especially Thakali food items (Thakali Khana Set and Thakali Khaja Set), which is more trivial all around Nepal. Besides food, other attractions lie in the white plastered, wooden houses, dusty and dry land, and also the unique culture and lifestyle of people.
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, retrieved 15 November 2009.