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Dhampus

Coordinates: 28°19′N 83°51′E / 28.31°N 83.85°E / 28.31; 83.85
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Dhampus
धम्पुस
Village Development Committee
Early morning in Dhampus
Early morning in Dhampus
Dhampus is located in Gandaki Province
Dhampus
Dhampus
Location in Nepal
Dhampus is located in Nepal
Dhampus
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)
 • Total2,753
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]

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References

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  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.
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