Manang () is a town in the
Manang District of
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
. It is located at 28°40'0N 84°1'0E with an elevation of . According to the preliminary results of the
2011 Nepal census, the district has a population of 6,527 people living in 1,495 individual households. Its population density is 3 persons/km
2.
It is situated in the broad valley of the
Marshyangdi River to the north of the
Annapurna mountain range. The river flows to the east. To the west, the
Thorong La pass leads to
Muktinath shrine and the valley of the
Gandaki River. To the north there is the
Chulu East peak of . Most groups trekking around the Annapurna range take resting days in Manang to acclimatize to the high elevation, before taking on Thorong La pass. The village is situated on the northern slope, which gets the most sunlight and the least snow cover in the winter. The terraced cultivation fields are on the north slope.
There are now motorable road as well as trails where goods are transported on jeep or mule trains or carried by porters. A small
airport
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, located east of the town, used to serve the whole valley although it has not had any commercial flights since 2012.
The airport was begun in 1985. The development of a trail linking Manang to the
Annapurna Conservation Area
Annapurna Conservation Area is Nepal's largest protected area covering in the Annapurna range of the Himalayas. It ranges in elevation from to the peak of Annapurna I at . The conservation area stretches across Manang District, Nepal, Manang, Mu ...
was finished in February 2011 and has brought many benefits to the villagers and the area.
Besides catering to trekkers, there is some agriculture and the herding of
yaks. There is a medical centre, which specializes in high-altitude sickness.
Gallery
File:Main street of manang.jpg, Main street of Manang with yaks
File:Manang site (42).JPG, A view of Gangapurna Lake situated at Manang district
File:Manang Lake.JPG, Gangapurna Lake close to Manang
File:Gangapurna glacier and lake.jpg, Gangapurna glacier and lake near Manang
File:Manang Town.jpg, Manang Town, pictured from Chongkor view point
File:An Irish kayaking trip to Nepal 10.jpg, Manang in 1980
See also
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Manang Language
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Thonje
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Milarepa Cave, Gandaki
References
External links
Populated places in Manang District, Nepal
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