Dhunche
धुन्चे Dhunlang | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Dhunche (2019) | |
  Dhunche Location in Nepal  Dhunche Dhunche (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 28°6′42″N 85°17′52″E / 28.11167°N 85.29778°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Bagmati Zone |
| District | Rasuwa District |
| Elevation | 2,030 m (6,660 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,744 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Area code | 010 |
Dhunche is the administrative seat of Rasuwa District in Bagmati Zone, Nepal. It is a part of Gosaikunda Rural Municipality. It is located at an altitude of 2,030 metres (6,660 ft). At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 2,535 people residing in 604 individual households.[1]
To promote local culture Dhunche has one FM radio station, Radio Rasuwa - 102.1 MHz, which is a community radio station.
Dhunche is the headquarters of Rasuwa district. It is accessible through bus via Pasang Lhamu Highway (H12) and is 120 km from Kathmandu.
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, archived from the original on 2008-10-12, retrieved 2008-10-06