Baglung

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Baglung

Total population

29,360

Coordinates28.27°, 83.60°

Demographic figures from National Statistics Office (Nepal). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Baglung is a municipality in Gandaki Province, in western Nepal, 275 km (171 mi) west of Kathmandu. It is the administrative headquarters of Baglung District. Baglung serves as the major center for business, finance, education, service and healthcare for the people of mid-Kali Gandaki valley that encompass Beni, Jaljala, Baglung, Kushma, Kathekhola, Galkot, Phalewas and Jaimuni local bodies. The city is located at the cross-section of Kaligandaki corridor highway and midhill highway that transverse Nepal in north–south and east–west directions respectively.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.