Lumle

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Lumle
लुम्ले
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Bridge over Dhoti Khola
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Lumle
Lumle (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°21′N83°50′E / 28.35°N 83.83°E / 28.35; 83.83
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Zone Gandaki Zone
District Kaski District
Population
 (1991)
  Total4,685
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Area code 061
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Shiva sanctuary in Nayapul
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Lumle Village landscape

Lumle is a town and Annapurna Rural Municipality, Kaski Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal.[ clarification needed ] At the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 4,685 persons in 955 individual households. [1]

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Lumle is well known for its agricultural centre on a hillside above the village founded in 1968 to train British Gurkha ex-servicemen farmers. Its role was expanded in 1975 to benefit the communities from which Gurkhas were recruited in Mid-West Hills. It is now part of Nepal Agricultural Research Council. [2]

Localities

Educational institutions in Lumle

Climate

Climate data for Lumle (elevation 1,738 m (5,702 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)13.9
(57.0)
15.8
(60.4)
19.8
(67.6)
22.8
(73.0)
23.5
(74.3)
24.0
(75.2)
23.8
(74.8)
23.9
(75.0)
23.3
(73.9)
21.6
(70.9)
18.4
(65.1)
15.2
(59.4)
20.5
(68.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)9.3
(48.7)
11.2
(52.2)
14.7
(58.5)
17.6
(63.7)
18.9
(66.0)
20.4
(68.7)
20.8
(69.4)
20.8
(69.4)
19.9
(67.8)
17.3
(63.1)
13.9
(57.0)
10.7
(51.3)
16.3
(61.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)4.7
(40.5)
6.5
(43.7)
9.5
(49.1)
12.4
(54.3)
14.3
(57.7)
16.7
(62.1)
17.8
(64.0)
17.6
(63.7)
16.5
(61.7)
12.9
(55.2)
9.3
(48.7)
6.1
(43.0)
12.0
(53.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)34.9
(1.37)
51.4
(2.02)
68.5
(2.70)
122.8
(4.83)
309.4
(12.18)
866.0
(34.09)
1,473.2
(58.00)
1,419.4
(55.88)
903.2
(35.56)
208.0
(8.19)
19.7
(0.78)
15.5
(0.61)
5,492
(216.22)
Source: Department of Hydrology and Meteorology [3]

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