Syaulibang is a village and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.
Syaulibang
स्याउलीबाङ | |
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Village Development Committee | |
Coordinates: 28°18′45″N 82°56′54″E / 28.31250°N 82.94833°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Mid-Western |
Zone | Rapti Zone |
District | Pyuthan District |
VDC | Syaulibang |
Elevation --Syaulibang Village | 1,706 m (5,597 ft) |
Highest elevation | 3,612 m (11,850 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
Population (2001 Census[1]) | |
• Total | 2,741 |
462 households | |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/NepalPyuthanDistrictmap.png/500px-NepalPyuthanDistrictmap.png)
Etymology
editIn Khamkura Syauli means apple. Bang means a high field or pasture, usually above 2,000 meters where snow can fall, suggesting a climate with enough winter cold for cultivating apples, so 'Apple Orchard' is a reasonable translation of this place name.
Geography and Climate
editSyaulibang is Pyuthan district's northernmost VDC, bordering Gaam VDC in Rolpa to the northwest and Baglung district's [ Nisi and Bohoragau VDC now Nisikhola Gaupalika Nepal|Bowang]] and Taman VDCs to the northeast. Syaulibang is also Pyuthan's highest VDC, ranging from about 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) up to a 3,612 metres (11,850 ft) summit at the meeting point of Syaulibang, Gaam and Bowang VDCs[2] on the lekh that is the Rapti-Gandaki divide.
Syaulibang's climate is mostly subtropical below 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) and temperate up to 3,000 metres (10,000 ft) with a small subalpine zone above.
Villages in this VDC
editWard | Lat. | Lon | Elev. | ||
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Banchare | बञ्चरे | 5 | 28°20'N | 82°57'E | 2,426m |
Bansing | बानसिङ | 4 | 28°19'N | 82°56'E | 2,210 |
Bansthala | बाँस्थला | 5 | 28°19'N | 82°57'E | 2,190 |
Bhegni | Bhigune | 5 | 28°19'N | 82°58'E | 2,110 |
Bhungja | भुङजा | 2 | 28°18'N | 82°56'E | 2,210 |
Chautara | चौतारा | 2 | 28°17'N | 82°56'E | 2,010 |
Chhepte Odar | छेप्टे ओडार | 4 | 28°18'N | 82°56'E | 2,070 |
Dakhara | डाखारा | 9 | 28°18'N | 82°59'E | 2,170 |
Dharamjim | धरमजिम | 3 | 28°18'N | 82°56'E | 2,070 |
Dimechaur | डिमेचौर | 5 | 28°19'N | 82°57'E | 1,730 |
Dodrebhir | डोड्रेभिर | 4 | 28°17'N | 82°58'E | 2,355 |
Gadera | गडेराkhola | 5 | 28°19'N | 82°58'E | 2,070 |
Hastungdanda | हस्तुङडाँडा Ghastung | 4 | 28°19'N | 82°55'E | 2,530 |
Jhibang | झिबाङ | 3 | 28°18'N | 82°58'E | 1,870 |
Khal | खाल | 4 | 28°19'N | 82°56'E | 1,950 |
Khalibang | खालीबाङ | 4 | 28°18'N | 82°57'E | 1,730 |
Khardanda | खारडाँडा | 8 | 28°20'N | 83°00'E | 2,170 |
Kharkholagaun | खारखोलागाउँ | 8 | 28°18'N | 82°58'E | 2,030 |
Kothibhir | कोठीभिर | 5,6,7 | 28°21'N | 82°57'E | 2,845 |
Kuser | कुसेर | 4 | 28°19'N | 82°56'E | 1,875 |
Langlet | लङलेट | 4 | 28°19'N | 82°56'E | 2,290 |
Manggra | माङग्रा | 6 | 28°20'N | 82°56'E | 2,130 |
Masing | मसिङ | 6 | 28°20'N | 82°57'E | 1,950 |
Mathillo Bhegune | माथिल्लो भेगune | 5 | 28°19'N | 82°59'E | 2,775 |
Modhara | मोधारा | 6 | 28°19'N | 82°56'E | 1,910 |
Narga | नार्गा | 3 | 28°18'N | 82°57'E | 1,775 |
Paharadanda | पहराडाँडा | 1 | 28°18'N | 82°58'E | 2,230 |
Ransing | रानसिङ | 6 | 28°21'N | 82°57'E | 2,412 |
Sarima | सरिमा | 1 | 28°17'N | 82°57'E | 1,910 |
Shahi Bisauna | शाही बिसौना | 8 | 28°17'N | 82°59'E | 2,245 |
Syaulibang | स्याउलीबाङ | 5 | 28°19'N | 82°57'E | 1,706 |
Tarebhir | तारेभिर | 5 | 28°20'N | 82°57'E | 2,770 |
Thoklang | थोकलाङ | 5 | 28°20'N | 82°59'E | 2,390 |
Totke | टोट्के | 6 | 28°19'N | 82°56'E | 2,290 |
Tumpa | तुम्प | 5 | 28°19'N | 82°58'E | 2,290 |
Uttise | उत्तिसे | 8 | 28°19'N | 82°58'E | 2,123 |
References
edit- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ Peak and triple boundary point at 28°21′35″N 82°57′18″E / 28.35972°N 82.95500°E
- ^ "Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan" (PDF). Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-03-12.