Samagaun
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NepalSamagaun
सामागाउँ | |
|---|---|
  Samagaun Location in Nepal  Samagaun Samagaun (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 28°38′N 84°37′E / 28.64°N 84.61°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Zone | Gandaki Zone |
| District | Gorkha District |
| Population (1991) | |
• Total | 665 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Samagaun is one of the most popular and densely populated village on the Manaslu Circuit Treak route. Till 2017 it used to be a village development committee and now it falls under Chumanuwri Rural Municipality lies in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Province of northern-central Nepal. The village is located at an altitude between 3530 m and 3800m, making it the highest-located large settlement in the Manaslu Mountain Area[1] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 665 and had 179 houses in the village. 100% of this population are followers of Buddhism.[2]
