Sarangkot is Ward 18 of
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 ...
,
Kaski District,
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 ...
, after it was merged into the city in 2015. It is a popular tourist destination for those who arrive in Pokhara. At the
1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.
Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level,
they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ...
it had a total population of 5,060 with 1,010 individual households.
The Ward is located on Sarangkot, a hill on the western side of Pokhara with an altitude of 1600m. Sarangkot is known for panoramic Himalayan views of
Dhaulagiri,
Annapurna and
Manaslu. It also provides an expansive view of the city of Pokhara, from the extreme north to the south including the
Phewa Lake. Tourists drive up the hill to watch the sunrise from the view tower at the top. In recent years, Sarangkot has been called one of the best
paragliding locations in the world. The hike up from
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 ...
at
Miruwa
Miruwa is the name of Ward Number 2 in Pokhara Metropolitan City in Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन् ...
to Sarangkot takes 90 minutes to 1.5hours.
Sarangkot has one community FM radio station called
Radio Sarangkot
Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmit ...
. It broadcasts at 104.6 MHz.
Gallery
Pokhara, View of Pokhara Valley, Nepal.jpg, View from Sarangkot
Pokhara 2, Nepal.jpg, View from Sarangkot
Pokhara, Lake, Nepal.jpg, Pokhara Lake from Sarangkot
Pokhara, Annapurna Himal, Machhapuchchhre, Nepal.jpg, Annapurna Himal from Sarangkot
Image:Sarankot1.jpg
Image:Sarankot2.jpg, Sarankot school
Image:Sarankot5.jpg
Image:Sarankot6.jpg, Sarankot village
Image:Sarankot7.jpg, Traditional houses
References
External links
UN map of the municipalities of Kaski District
Tourism in Nepal
Wards of Pokhara
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