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NEPAL: Ramechhap District - Manthali Municipality and Ramechhap Municipality HRHRRPRPHRRP 85°57'E 85°58'E 85°59'E 86°0'E 86°1'E 86°2'E 86°3'E 86°4'E 86°5'E 86°6'E 86°7'E 86°8'E 86°9'E 86°10'E 86°11'E 86°12'E Legend 27°27'N ¹½ School Chhap Kauseni Jiri Village Name Kalleri Kalleri Highway 27°26'N Kharpani 27°26'N District Road Patale Other Road Banre Ward no: 14 Kauchini Bharuwa Major Trail Ward no: 15 27°25'N Thakle Local Trail 27°25'N Ward no: 16 Kauchinibesi Municipal Boundary Pokhari Karambote Simpani Ward no: 4 Gogane Piple Ward Boundary Mugikholagaun Tekanpur " " " " " " Pokhari Dure Birta " "" Settlement Anpchaur Kabhre Tekanpur 27°24'N Rolini Kathjor Dunde Badi Muhan Ward no: 3 Mugikholagaun Tekanpur Kartike Piple Ward no: 5 Kuwapani Forest 27°24'N Akase Ward no: 13 Ramche Dandagaun Patale Odare Dahalgaun Bhatauli Kathjor Cultivation Thanti Thanti Dhand Gadwari Puranagaun Bhadaure Gairigaun Grassland Ward no: 2 Siddhidanda Manthali N.P. Archale Archale Pallo Gairathok Sani Madhau Ward no: 6 Thuli Madhau 27°23'N Mugitar Manthalighat Hariswanr Bush Nawalpur Khadwari 27°23'N Manthali Bhanjyang Thulitar Ralitar Gahate Ward no: 7 Dandagaun Kundahar Bhainsesur Sand / Gravel Kunauri Gairithok Sanpmare Thuli Madhu Hattitar Kunauri Kundhar Rahaltar Wallo Gairathok River / Stream Ward no: 1 Samalithan Kabilas Masantar Ritthabote Kalianp Dare Ward no: 10 Masantar 27°22'N Pond / Lake Dandakharka Pokhare Pandegaun Samalithan Deurali Manthali Thulachaur Salupati 27°22'N Dandakhoriya Ward no: 12 Bitar Kaijale Damaidanda Dandagaun Saunepani Keworepani Bhaluwajor Dumrikharka Ward no: 8 Seleghat Keureni Salu Bhanjyang Kubhinde Map Doc Name: Kereni 27°21'N 160530_Manthali_Ramechhap_ID0 104 Chhaghar Tersabata Ward no: 4 Ward no: 9 Puranagaunbesi Babiyakharka Simle Archale GLIDE Number: 27°21'N Salle EQ-2015-000048-NPL Simphul Silinge Chhetkunda Creation Date: Kewaleshwar Nibuwabote 30 May 2016 Seleghat Ward no: 11 Puranagaun Simpani Betini Betini Hulak Bhirpani Map Data Source: Patantol DoS, MoFaLD Bhanggeri Devithan Gaitar 27°20'N Geo Data Source: DoS, MoHA Geoportal Pakhera Patighar Ward no: 1 Okhreni Sahune Web Resource: 27°20'N http://hrrpnepal.org/maps/ Ward no: 9 Nabughat Lyanglyang Patle Katunje Sukajor Ramechhap Gairibhalukhop Kheltar Ramechhap N.P. Chhap Hilepani ¯ Lamatol Golmatar Chhap Siminti 27°19'N Scale 1:77,898 Bisauli Utringtar Ward no: 6 Ward no: 8 Ward no: 3 0 0.5 1 2 3 4 27°19'N Ward no: 5 Hudil Kms Chaukitar Dhande Tar Owadi Thumka Dhaminichhap Mughan Sahune Chyasku Disclaimer: Mudhajor The boundaries and names shown and the designations Khandanda Pallotol Hardenighat Ward no: 2 27°18'N used on this map do not imply official endorsement Golmatar Dhipidanda or acceptance by the United Nations 27°18'N Ratotar Majhuwa Dangsingtar Majhitar Bardanda Mudhekhola Ward no: 7 Sindhupalchowk 27°17'N Birta Dolakha 27°17'N Rajiyachhap Solukhumbu Dhaneghat Kavre Ramechap 27°16'N Okhaldhunga Sindhuli 27°16'N 85°57'E 85°58'E 85°59'E 86°0'E 86°1'E 86°2'E 86°3'E 86°4'E 86°5'E 86°6'E 86°7'E 86°8'E 86°9'E 86°10'E 86°11'E 86°12'E.

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