Kalegaun ( ne, कालेगाउँ) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
located in
Bheri municipality in
Jajarkot District
Jajarkot District ( ne, जाजरकोट जिल्ला) a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Khalanga as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population of ...
of
Karnali Province of Nepal. The aerial distance from Kalegaun to Nepal's capital
Kathmandu
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is approximately 324 km.
Education
Shiva Byawasaik Secondary School is the first vocational school in
Jajarkot District
Jajarkot District ( ne, जाजरकोट जिल्ला) a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Khalanga as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population of ...
.
Notable people
Notable people born in Kalegaun include:
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Shakti Bahadur Basnet
Shakti Bahadur Basnet ( ne, शक्ति बहादुर बस्नेत; born 14 April 1971) is a Nepalese politician and current Minister of Forest and Environment. He is a Central Committee Member of Nepal Communist Party.
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, politician
Temples
There are several temples in Kalegaun. Shivalaya temple in Kalegaun located at the side of
Bheri River
The Bheri River is a major tributary of the ''Karnali River'' draining the western Dhaulagiri range in western Nepal. It has three important upper tributaries. Sani Bheri River drains southern slopes of this range while Thuli Bheri River drains ...
is famous in Jajarkot.
See also
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List of monuments in Jajarkot, Nepal
This is a list of monuments in Jajarkot District, Nepal, as officially recognized by and listed on the website of the Department of Archaeology, Nepal.- - - -
List of monuments
See also
* List of monuments in Karnali Province
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References
External links
{{Jajarkot District
Villages in Jajarkot District
Populated places in Jajarkot District