Kushma is a small village and the headquarter of

Parbat District Parbat District ( ne, :ne:पर्वत जिल्ला, पर्वत जिल्ला , is a hilly area of Nepal. It is a part of Gandaki Province and one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Kusma, Nepal, Kusma a ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. Kushma municipality was formed by merging thirteen village development committees Pang,

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, Durlung, Shivalaya,

Chuwa Chuwa is a market center in Kushma Municipality in Parbat District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. The formerly Village Development committee was annexed to form the municipality since 18 May 2014. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census ...

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, Pipaltari and

Pakuwa Pakuwa is a market center in Kushma Municipality in Parbat District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. The formerly Village Development committee was annexed to form the municipality since 18 May 2014. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census ...

on 18 May 2014. This city lies in the western part of Nepal just about 57 km from

Pokhara Pokhara ( ne, पोखरा, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. It is the List of cities in Nepal, second most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, with 518,452 inhabitants living ...

and 12 km from

Baglung Baglung is a municipality in western Nepal, west of Kathmandu. It is the administrative headquarters of Baglung District and Dhaulagiri Zone. Baglung serves as the major center for business, finance, education, service and healthcare for the peo ...

. Kushma falls under Western Development Region and Dhaulagiri Zone of

. It is located at 28°13'06N 83°40'45E at an altitude of 1294 meters. Kusma Bazaar straddling a narrow and high strip of land between the banks of Kaligandaki and

Modi Narendra Damodardas Modi (; born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament from ...

is the main market centre of the municipality. A bridge joins Kushma with Gyadichour located on the other side of the deep Modi river canyon.

History

From early times Kusma has been an important stop for travellers from

on their way to Pokhara, Palpa and Butwal. Businesses catering to these travelers started to spring up leading to the establishment of a small market. As more settlers arrived Kusma was declared the headquarters of Parbat district.

Transportation

Kushma Bazaar is linked with the national road network by

Pokhara Baglung Highway The Pokhara Baglung highway is a stretch of road that begins at ''Zero Kilometer'', Pokhara, and ends in the municipality of Baglung in Gandaki Province, Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Dem ...

. Buses are the primary means of transportation in Kushma. Small size automobiles and jeeps are used for cab services within Kushma Bazar and surrounding settlements. Motorbikes are popular among the youth. Ownership of private cars in Kushma has increased in recent years. The

Baglung Airport Baglung Airport , also known as Balewa Airport, is a domestic airport serving Baglung, a municipality located in the western region of Gandaki Province of Nepal. History Baglung Airport was originally opened in 1973 but ceased to operate after ...

located across the Kaligandaki river in Balewa of

provided air travel before its closing. Now re-opening of the airport is under consideration.Location of Kusma - Falling Rain Genomics
/ref> Recently a cable car bridge has come into operation connecting Kushma Bazar and Balewa reducing two long hours of walking to a five-minute ride.

References

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UN map of the municipalities of Parbat District
Populated places in Parbat District Parbat District Nepal municipalities established in 2014 Municipalities in Gandaki Province {{Parbat-geo-stub

History

Transportation

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