Deurali, Kaski

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Deurali
देउराली
Village Development Committee
Deurali
Ganesh himal from deurali.jpg
Ganesh Himal from Deurali, Kaski
Deurali, Kaski
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Zone Gandaki Zone
District Kaski District
Elevation
3,200 m (10,500 ft)
Population
 (1991)
  Total
2,882
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Deurali is a Village Development Committee in Kaski District of the Gandaki province of north-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 2,882. [1] The base camp of Mount Machapuchare is situated at a 6-hour uphill trek from the village.

Being the furthest human-settled village en route to the Machapuchare base camp, Deurali falls in an avalanche-prone region with the most recent incident of human casualty reported on January 17, 2020. [2]

References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  2. "Six trekkers including 4 Koreans missing in avalanche in Annapurna region". The Himalayan Times. 2020-01-18. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

28°7′N84°10′E / 28.117°N 84.167°E / 28.117; 84.167