Bhotekoshi ( ne, भोटेकोशी गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Sindhupalchok District of

Bagmati Province Bagmati Province ( ne, बाग्मती प्रदेश, ''Bagmati Pradesh'') is one of the seven provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. The province is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest provin ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

. Sindhupalchok district is divided into twelve local level units, in which three units are urban municipality and nine are rural municipality and Bhotekoshi is one of rural municipalities out of nine. It is located near the border of

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...

- China on

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. It is surrounded by

Dolakha District Dolakha, often known as Dolkha or Dholkha (Nepal Bhasa:दोलखा जिल्ला)), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Charikot as its district headquarters, covers an area of ...

in east,

Bahrabise Bahrabise ( ne, बाह्रबिसे) is an urban municipality located in Sindhupalchok District of Bagmati Province of Nepal. Demographics At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6132 and had 1161 houses in the villa ...

in south and

Jugal The jugal is a skull bone found in most reptiles, amphibians and birds. In mammals, the jugal is often called the malar or zygomatic. It is connected to the quadratojugal and maxilla, as well as other bones, which may vary by species. Anat ...

in west. Tibet is located on the north side of the rural municipality. Total area of the rural municipality is and total population is 19231 individuals. The rural municipality was formed on 10 March 2017, when

Government of Nepal The Government of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल सरकार) is the federal executive authority of Nepal. Prior to the abolition of the Nepali monarchy in 2006 (became republic in 2008), it was officially known as His Majesty's Government. T ...

announced 753 local level units as per the new

constitution of Nepal 2015 Constitution of Nepal 2015 ( ne, नेपालको संविधान २०७२) is the present governing Constitution of Nepal. Nepal is governed according to the Constitution which came into effect on 20 September 2015, replacing the ...

. thus the rural municipality came into existence. The municipality was formed merging following former VDCs:

Listikot Listikot is a village in Sindhupalchok District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with ...

, Tatopani,

Fulping Katti Phulping Katti is a village in Sindhupalchok District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working ...

and

Marming Marming is a village in Sindhupalchok District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working wit ...

. The municipality is divided into 5 wards and the admin center of the rural municipality is located at

Phulping Katti Phulping Katti is a village in Sindhupalchok District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Work ...

(ward no. 4).

Places of Interest

* Tatopani (ward no. 2) is famous for hot springs. The name "Tatopani" itself describes the place. "Tato" means hot and Pani means water. * Tatopani Custom Office (Kodari Custom Office) located at

Kodari Kodari is a small village located at the border with Tibet- China. The village is located at the end–point of the Arniko Highway, which connects Kodari with the capital city of Kathmandu. Kathmandu is away from Kodari. Kodari is a major border ...

, (Tatopani) is the main trading office between

and China. It is situated at the end of Arniko Highway.

References

External links

Official website
Populated places in Sindhupalchowk District Rural municipalities in Sindhupalchowk District Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017 {{Sindhupalchowk-geo-stub