Tukuche
Tukuche टुकुचे | |
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Village development committee | |
Tukuche Location in Nepal | |
Coordinates: 28°44′N 83°37′E / 28.74°N 83.62°ECoordinates: 28°44′N 83°37′E / 28.74°N 83.62°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Zone | Dhawalagiri Zone |
District | Mustang District |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 652 |
Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
Tukuche , sometimes spelt Tukche, 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 652 people living in 166 individual households.[1]
The village is located in the Kali Gandaki Gorge. It is a centre of the Thakali people.
Sights
There are a number of sights of interest in Tukuche:[2][3][4]
- Qpar Gompa
- Rani Gompa
- Sambha Gompa
- Tukuche Distillery
- Thakali Cultural Museum
- Thak library
References
- ↑ "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ↑ The Thakalis, Bon dKar and Lamaist Monasteries along the Kali Gandaki: The Ancient Salt Route in Western Nepal, RK Rai (1994) Book Faith India
- ↑ Mustang: A lost tibetan kingdom, M Peissel (1968) Futura
- ↑ Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya, Lonely Planet, 2009, p195
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