Dhampus

Dhampus
धम्पुस
Village Development Committee
Early morning in Dhampus
Dhampus
Location in Nepal
Dhampus
Dhampus (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°19′N 83°51′E / 28.31°N 83.85°E / 28.31; 83.85
Country   Nepal
ZoneGandaki Zone
DistrictKaski District
Population
 (1991)
 • Total
2,753
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Dhampus is a village and Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. The village is located 19 km away from the Pokhara Baglung Highways and falls within the trekking route of Mardi Himal Trek.[1] At the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 2,753 persons in 547 individual households. The village is gradually turning into a tourist destination. It has the Australian Base Camp with views of the peaks Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Machhapuchhre.[2]

References

  1. ^ Himalaya, Trip. "Dhampus". Dhampus.
  2. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.