Syaulibang

Syaulibang is a village and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.

Syaulibang स्याउलीबाङ
Village Development Committee
Syaulibang Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°18′45″N 82°56′54″E
Country	Nepal
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)

VDCs in Pyuthan

Etymology

In 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

Syaulibang is Pyuthan district's northernmost VDC, bordering Gaam VDC in Rolpa to the northwest and Baglung district's 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

		Ward	Lat.	Lon	Elev.
Banchare	बञ्चरे		28°20'N	82°57'E	2,426m
Bansing	बानसिङ		28°19'N	82°56'E	2,210
Bansthala	बाँस्थला		28°19'N	82°57'E	2,190
Bhegni	भेग्नी		28°19'N	82°58'E	2,110
Bhungja	भुङजा		28°18'N	82°56'E	2,210
Chautara	चौतारा		28°17'N	82°56'E	2,010
Chhepte Odar	छेप्टे ओडार		28°18'N	82°56'E	2,070
Dakhara	डाखारा		28°18'N	82°59'E	2,170
Dharamjim	धरमजिम	3	28°18'N	82°56'E	2,070
Dimechaur	डिमेचौर		28°19'N	82°57'E	1,730
Dodrebhir	डोड्रेभिर		28°17'N	82°58'E	2,355
Gadera	गडेरा		28°19'N	82°58'E	2,070
Hastungdanda	हस्तुङडाँडा		28°19'N	82°55'E	2,530
Jhibang	झिबाङ		28°18'N	82°58'E	1,870
Khal	खाल		28°19'N	82°56'E	1,950
Khalibang	खालीबाङ		28°18'N	82°57'E	1,730
Khardanda	खारडाँडा		28°20'N	83°00'E	2,170
Kharkholagaun	खारखोलागाउँ	8	28°18'N	82°58'E	2,030
Kothibhir	कोठीभिर		28°21'N	82°57'E	2,845
Kuser	कुसेर		28°19'N	82°56'E	1,875
Langlet	लङलेट		28°19'N	82°56'E	2,290
Manggra	माङग्रा		28°20'N	82°56'E	2,130
Masing	मसिङ		28°20'N	82°57'E	1,950
Mathillo Bhegni	माथिल्लो भेग्नी		28°19'N	82°59'E	2,775
Modhara	मोधारा		28°19'N	82°56'E	1,910
Narga	नार्गा		28°18'N	82°57'E	1,775
Paharadanda	पहराडाँडा		28°18'N	82°58'E	2,230
Ransing	रानसिङ		28°21'N	82°57'E	2,412
Sarima	सरिमा	1	28°17'N	82°57'E	1,910
Shahi Bisauna	शाही बिसौना		28°17'N	82°59'E	2,245
Syaulibang	स्याउलीबाङ	5	28°19'N	82°57'E	1,706
Tarebhir	तारेभिर		28°20'N	82°57'E	2,770
Thoklang	थोकलाङ		28°20'N	82°59'E	2,390
Totke	टोट्के		28°19'N	82°56'E	2,290
Tumpa	तुम्प		28°19'N	82°58'E	2,290
Uttise	उत्तिसे		28°19'N	82°58'E	2,123

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References

1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
2. Peak and triple boundary point at 28°21′35″N 82°57′18″E
3. "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.

External links

• UN map of VDC boundaries, water features and roads in Pyuthan District