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Dharmawati

Coordinates: 28°07′N 82°53′E / 28.12°N 82.88°E / 28.12; 82.88
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Dharmawati
धर्मावती
Dharmawati is located in Nepal
Dharmawati
Dharmawati
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°07′N 82°53′E / 28.12°N 82.88°E / 28.12; 82.88
Country   Nepal
RegionMid-Western
ZoneRapti Zone
DistrictPyuthan District
VDCDharmawati
Population
 (2001 Census[1])
 • Total4,186
 861 households
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Dharmawati is a town and market center in Pyuthan Municipality in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal. The former Village Development Committee along with Pyuthan Khalanga, Bijubar, Dakha Kwadi, Bijaya Nagar, Dharmawati, Maranthana and Khaira were merged to form the new municipality since 18 May 2014.[2][3]

Etymology

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dharma (Sanskrit: धर्मा) - Religious law or duty; a religion.
wati or vati (Sanskrit: वती) - manifesting the quality.
Thus pious, observant, or religious.

Villages in VDC

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Ward Lat. Lon Elev.
Bagdula बागदुला 1 28°07'N 82°53'E   828m
Bange बाङ्गे 28°09'N 82°53'E 1,090
Batule बाटुले 28°09'N 82°54'E 1,010
Bhalapani भलापानी 28°09'N 82°53'E 1,215
Bhedabari भेडाबारी 5 28°09'N 82°53'E 1,210
Chyandhara च्यानधारा 28°10'N 82°53'E 1,230
Damti दम्ती 28°09'N 82°54'E   925
Dhaire धाइरे 28°09'N 82°54'E   958
Gejbang गेजबाङ 3 28°08'N 82°54'E   850
Githechaur गिठेचौर 28°08'N 82°53'E 1,315
Kapdanda कापडाँडा 28°07'N 82°53'E 1,110
Lamidhara लामीधारा 28°08'N 82°53'E 1,210
Managaun मानागाउँ 28°09'N 82°53'E 1,330
Padbang पाडबाङ 28°09'N 82°54'E   915
Rajyan रज्यान 6 28°08'N 82°54'E 1,146
Ranikamla रानीकाम्ला 28°08'N 82°53'E 1,075
Shivanagar शिवनगर 28°08'N 82°54'E   850
Suryanagar सूर्यनगर 28°08'N 82°53'E   835
Takura टाकुरा 28°08'N 82°53'E   950
Tal ताल 28°08'N 82°53'E   838
Thapkot थापकोट 28°08'N 82°53'E 1,243
Tikhchuli तिखचुली 28°10'N 82°53'E 1,476
Upallo Damti उपल्लो दम्ती 28°09'N 82°54'E 1,130

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References

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  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  2. ^ "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. ^ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  4. ^ "Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan" (PDF). Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
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