Gauda, Nepal

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Gauda, Nepal
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Gauda, Nepal
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Gauda, Nepal
Gauda, Nepal (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°11′N84°31′E / 28.18°N 84.52°E / 28.18; 84.52 Coordinates: 28°11′N84°31′E / 28.18°N 84.52°E / 28.18; 84.52
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Zone Gandaki Zone
District Lamjung District
Population
 (1991)
  Total3,325
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Postal Code
33610
Area code 066

Gauda, Nepal is a village development committee in Lamjung District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,325 living in 650 individual households. [1]

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2015 Nepal earthquake

The village was affected by the earthquake on 25 April 2015. It along with Bichaur, Dudhpokhari, Ilampokhari, Kolki and Pyarjung were the most affected villages in Lamjung district. Nepti Tamang, 91, Sher Bahadur Tamang, 62, and three-and-a-half-month-old Sumit Bika were three of the four deaths in Lamjung district. [2]

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  2. Khan, Hamza (1 May 2015). "Nepal Earthquake: Death toll crosses 5,000, but only 4 die at epicentre". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.