Bhalubang (Nepali:भालुबाङ), sometimes Bhaluwang (Nepali:भालुवाङ) is a place located in Rapti Rural Municipality, ward number 1

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. It is declared as the capital of

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from general assembly of province number 5. Bhalubang refers to

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family (biology), family Ursidae (). They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats ...

ground. In the Magar Kham language, “Bhalu” means bear and “Bang” means playground. Before human settlement, that place was a playground and habitat for bears. Human settlement in the Bhalubang started mainly in two different stages: one was before the construction of the west Rapti bridge and, another was after the construction of west Rapti river bridge. Bhalubang, the land of ethnic diversity, lies on the lap of Chure hills along with the

West Rapti River The West Rapti, also known as the Kuwano, is a river which drains Rapti Zone in Mid-Western Region, Nepal, then Awadh and Bhojpur- Purvanchal regions of Uttar Pradesh state, India before joining the Ghaghara. It is a major left bank tributa ...

. It is the local marketplace; people from nearby villages come to shop. Before the construction of a bridge on the Rapti River, the human settlement was there on the east part of Pulchowk; known as upper Bhalubang. Human settlement in the next phase was started after the construction of the Rapti Setu bridge; people from different parts of Nepal came and captured the land of the national forest near around newly constructed bridge, now known as Pulchowk or Lower Bhalubang. Before the construction of the Rapti bridge, People returning from India used to travel through

Banghushree Banghushree (), sometimes Banghusri (बनघुस्री) or Bankhorsi (बनखोर्सी), is a village located in Gadhawa Rural Municipality ward number 1 of Dang Deukhuri District, Nepal. It is one of the oldest villages of Deukhuri ...

; a village located at Gadhawa rural municipality ward number 1. ''Jwalamai gan'' is an armed police camp and a regional police training center. This camp is located on the west side of Bhalubang where Maoist attack in 2002 AD (2058 BS) caused a huge loss of life and property.

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{{coord missing, Nepal Populated places in Dang District, Nepal