Darchula

Darchula, Khalanga खलङ्गा Ghat Bazar
Darchula, Khalanga Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°50′N 80°33′E / 29.83°N 80.55°E / 29.83; 80.55Coordinates: 29°50′N 80°33′E / 29.83°N 80.55°E / 29.83; 80.55
Country	Nepal
Zone	Mahakali Zone
District	Darchula District
Population (2011)
• Total	133,464
Time zone	Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)
Area code(s)	+977-93

Khalanga (Darchula) is a town in Api Municipality in Darchula District in the Mahakali Zone of western Nepal. It is the district headquarters. The town is located near the Mahakali River which is the border with Uttarakhand state, India. Indian and Nepalese nationals cross unrestricted, however there is a customs checkpoint for goods. Here mostly people are western culture. The main caste of this place is Dhami, including Bhatt, Kshetri, and Bhotes. In the northern part it connects to Tibet.

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 133,464 people living in 25,802 individual households.

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