Ghandruk
| Ghandruk घान्द्रुक |
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| Coordinates | 28 ° 23 ' N , 83 ° 48' E | ||
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| Country | Nepal | ||
| Gandaki | |||
| Zone | Gandaki | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | NP-P4 | ||
| District | Kaski | ||
| height | 1980 m | ||
| Residents | 4265 (2011) | ||
 Ghandruk; in the background Annapurna South, Hiunchuli and Machapucharé
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Ghandruk ( Nepali घान्द्रुक ) is a village and Village Development Committee (VDC) in the Kaski district of the Gandaki administrative zone in central Nepal .
The VDC Ghandruk extends west of the Modi Khola and includes the river valley of the Kimrong Khola and the headwaters of the Modi Khola in the Annapurna massif .
The place Ghandruk is located in the foothills of the Annapurna Himal 16 km south of the Annapurna South . Ghandruk is a popular starting point for trekking tours in the Annapurna massif. The place offers easier hiking trails and numerous overnight accommodations. From Ghandruk one overlooks the southwest part of the Annapurna massif with the mountains Annapurna South, Hiunchuli and Machapucharé as well as the Dhaulagiri Himal in the west .
Residents
The VDC Ghandruk had 4265 inhabitants (2054 of them male) in 1102 households at the 2011 census.
Villages and Hamlets
Ghandruk consists of several villages and hamlets . The most important are:
- Annapurna Base Camp ( 4120 m ⊙ )
- Chhomrong ( 2030 m ⊙ )
- Ghandruk ( 1980 m ⊙ )
- Jhinudanda ( 1740 m ⊙ )
- Kimrongkhola ( 1820 m ⊙ )
- Tilche ( Sinuwa ) ( 2030 m ⊙ )
Map with all coordinates of the section Villages and Hamlets : OSM
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Population and Housing Census 2011 (PDF) Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on July 31, 2013.
- ^ District: Kaski. List of Settlements (PDF) In: Index of Geographical names of Nepal . National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. www.ngiip.gov.np. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
