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Dunai, Nepal

Coordinates: 28°56′N 82°54′E / 28.933°N 82.900°E / 28.933; 82.900
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Dunai
दुनै
Dunai, Dolpa, Nepal
Dunai, Dolpa, Nepal
Dunai is located in Nepal
Dunai
Dunai
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°56′N 82°54′E / 28.933°N 82.900°E / 28.933; 82.900
Country   Nepal
ProvinceKarnali Province
DistrictDolpa District
Elevation
2,000 m (7,000 ft)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total
1,773
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
ClimateCwb

Dunai is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Thuli Bheri Municipality in Nepal. Dunai is also the district headquarters of Dolpa District. The town on the banks of the Thuli Bheri River resides at about 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) elevation.

The 1991 Nepal census counted 1,773 persons in 334 households.[1]

Transportation

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Dolpa Airport lies in Juphal, another village of Thuli Bheri and offers flights to Nepalgunj.[2]

Education

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In education, there is the Dolpa Campus affiliated with Tribhuvan University, one high school: Sarswoti Higher Secondary School affiliated with HSEB, and the Dunai Community Library which is a community learning center.[citation needed]

Healthcare

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There is one hospital: the 15-bed Dolpa District Hospital.[citation needed]

Media

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Dunai has one FM radio station: Radio Dolpa 101.4 MHz which is a community radio station.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Dolpa Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.