Tamghas, also Gulmi Tamghas or Tamghas Bazaar ( ne, तम्घास) is the center of

Resunga Municipality Resunga Municipality is a municipality in Gulmi District in Nepal. The municipality was established by the government on 18 May 2014 by merging the four existing village development committees of Arkhale, Lumbini, Arkhale, Dubichaur, Simichaur and ...

, and the district headquarter of Gulmi district .

Demographics

As of 2001 it had a population of 335679National Report 2001
, Central Bureau of Statistics - Government of Nepal

Economy

Significant

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reserves are present in the area. In the 1970s a road was planned between Tamghas and

Palpa District Palpa District ( ne, पाल्पा जिल्ला, a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Tansen as its headquarters, covers an area of and ha ...

Geography

The village of Gulmi Arkhale is located just to the northwest.

Culture

The major religious place located here is Resunga hill. Notable places of worship in Tamghas are Shivalaya, Bhagawati Mandir, Tamghas Vagawati Mandir and Siddhababa Mandir. In Arjun hill, a cave system serves as a religious place.

Education

Tamghas contains the main educational institutions in Gulmi District, including Adarsha Bidhya Ashram, Arjun Boarding High School, Brilliant United Academy, Gandaki Boarding School, Vujelkharka School, Siddababa Higher Secondary School, Donbosco School, Buddha Lower Secondary School, Resunga Higher Secondary School, Mahendra Higher Secondary School and Reader's Public High School.

Administration

The district government offices and the police headquarters is located in the town and the

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have a base there. The town is served by Tamghas Hospital and a Jail.

Media

FM radio stations Radio Sky - 88.4 MHz and Radio Resunga 106.2 MHz, are local

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Stations.

References

External links

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Populated places in Gulmi District {{Gulmi-geo-stub