Dhunche
Headquarter of Rasuwa district, Nepal
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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]
Dhunche
धुन्चे Dhunlang | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Dhunche (2019) | |
  Dhunche Location in Nepal  Dhunche Dhunche (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 28°6′42″N 85°17′52″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 |
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.
History
The area was the site of a battle during the second campaign of Sino-Nepalese War in early August 1792.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Dhunche, elevation 1,982 m (6,503 ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.8 (42.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.2 (1.70) |
55.7 (2.19) |
67.9 (2.67) |
85.5 (3.37) |
110.7 (4.36) |
254.9 (10.04) |
438.4 (17.26) |
454.8 (17.91) |
283.2 (11.15) |
94.4 (3.72) |
26.1 (1.03) |
25.7 (1.01) |
1,940.5 (76.41) |
| Source 1: Australian National University[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Japan International Cooperation Agency (precipitation)[4] | |||||||||||||
