Kagbeni, Mustang

Kagbeni is a village in the Upper Mustang of the Himalayas, in Nepal, located in the valley of the Kali Gandaki River. Administratively, Kagbeni is a Village Development Committee in Mustang District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1200 people residing in 260 individual households.[1] It lies on the trail from Jomsom to the royal capital Lo Manthang, near the junction with the trail to Muktinath.

Panoramic view of Kagbeni
Kagbeni

कागबेनी
Village Development Committee
Mud houses in Kagbeni village
Kagbeni
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°50′12″N 83°46′59″E
Country   Nepal
ZoneDhawalagiri Zone
DistrictMustang District
Elevation
2,804 m (9,199 ft)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total1,200
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
The Kali Gandaki River and rice fields near Kagbeni
Kagbeni, Mustang scenes
  • Kali Gandaki River at Kagbeni, Mustang
  • Nilgri North from Kagbeni, Mustang
  • Kag chode,Buddhist Temple at Kagbeni, Mustang
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See also

References
  1. "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, archived from the original on 2008-10-12, retrieved 14 August 2020.
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