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Myanglung ( ne, म्याङलुङ) is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
and the district headquarters of
Terhathum District Tehrathum District ( ne, तेह्रथुम जिल्ला ), is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of Nepal. Demographics Religion Languages Geographics See also * Radio Tehrathum * Zones of Nepal Until the esta ...
of Province No. 1 in eastern
Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
. The municipality is situated at an elevation of about 1500 metres above sea level. Myanglung was converted into a municipality from a village development committee on 18 May 2014, merging the existing village development committees of Myanglung, Piple, Jirikhimti, Ambung, Sabla and Tamphula. According to the census of 2011 the total population of Myanglung is 19,659 including five VDCs.National Census 2011


Tourism

A lake or pond called Chichi lung is situated at Deurali Dada
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Hilltop, and is known as the capital of rhododendrons. Hyatrung Waterfall (Nepali:हयातरूङ झरना) is the highest or longest waterfall in Nepal and the second highest in Asia, and is situated in Ishibu. A tea garden situated at Solma is also a popular tourist destination in Myanglung.


References

{{Province No. 1 Populated places in Tehrathum District Nepal municipalities established in 2014 Municipalities in Province No. 1 Municipalities in Tehrathum District