Bangesal वांगेशाल | |
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Village Development Committee | |
  Bangesal Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°54′43″N82°50′59″E / 27.91194°N 82.84972°E Coordinates: 27°54′43″N82°50′59″E / 27.91194°N 82.84972°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Mid-Western |
| Zone | Rapti Zone |
| District | Pyuthan District |
| VDC | Bangesal |
| Elevation -- at Bangesal village | 368 m (1,207 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,080 m (3,540 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 323 m (1,060 ft) |
| Population (2001 Census [1] ) | |
| • Total | 3,759 |
| 638 households | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Bangesal is both a town and Pyuthan District, Nepal's southernmost Village Development Committee; also Pyuthan's lowest in elevation. This VDC is in the Siwalik hills north of Deukhuri Valley.
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages but smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish them vary considerably between different parts of the world.
Pyuthan District(Nepali: प्युठान जिल्ला
Nepal, officially Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is located mainly in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. With an estimated population of 26.4 million, it is 48th largest country by population and 93rd largest country by area. It borders China in the north and India in the south, east and west while Bangladesh is located within only 27 km (17 mi) of its southeastern tip and Bhutan is separated from it by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the capital and the largest city. Nepal is a multiethnic country with Nepali as the official language.
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Elevations range from 323 metres (1,060 ft) at the confluence of Rangle Khola with the West Rapti River bordering Dang district, up to 1,080 metres (3,540 ft) on the crest of the Siwaliks. Except for a few hectares exceeding 1,000 metres elevation, Bangesal falls into Nepal's upper tropical climate zone. [2]
West Rapti drains Rapti Zone in Mid-Western Region, Nepal, then Awadh and Purvanchal regions of Uttar Pradesh state, India before joining the Ghaghara -- a major left bank tributary of the Ganges known as the Karnali inside Nepal.
