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Myagdi District
Myagdi District (Nepali: म्याग्दी जिल्ला), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Beni as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,297 km (887 sq mi), had a population of 114,447 in 2001 and 113,641 in 2011. Magar people especially Pun Magar or simply Pun are the largest population in Myagdi district.
In Myagdi district, there are many Pun villages, such as Doba (the third-largest Pun village), Narchyang, Gatpar (Gadpar), Paudwar, Pakhapani, Dana, Bega, Ghorepani, Chimkhola, Dagnam, Shikha, Baduk, Darmija, Kot Gau, Owlo, Bima (Rima), Histhan, Dachale gau, Khibang, Kuye Pani, Muna, Dang, Darwang (Darbang), Ramche, Jhi/Jhin, Patlekhet, Begkhola, Mudi, Bhurung, BireThati, Tibilang, Nangi. Pun have many sub-clans but in this area Pun sub-clans are mostly Chochangi, Purja, Garbuja, Paija, Ramjali, Sinjali, Thajali, Tilija, Dut, Pun, Phagami, Buduja, Rantija, Armaja, Thane/Thanh, Sherpunja/Serpuja, Khoroja, Pahare, Sut-Pahare.
Many Gorkha soldiers are recruited from here and have been serving in British Gorkha, in Gurkha Contingent Singapore Police, in Gurkha Reserve Unit Brunie and in Gorkha Rifles (India). Many Pun from here have also served in Hong Kong as British Gurkha soldiers. Victoria Cross Honorary Lieutenant Tul Bahadur Pun (VC), British Gurkha Sergeant Dipprasad Pun (CGC)—the only Gurkha who received the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for an act of bravery—and Lieutenant Colonel Lalbahadur Pun (OBE, MC)—the first Gurkha Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army who received the Military Cross, and former Hong Kong Brigade of Gurkhas Training Depot Commander—having each been awarded prestigious combat medals for their outstanding bravery, all hail from Myagdi.
The most popular tourist spots in Myagdi are: Poon Hill (also spelled Pun Hill), Ghorepani, Poon Hill Trek, Karbakeli Footpath, Beni Bazaar, Maharani Than, Dhaulagiri Himal, Todke, Jagannath Temple, Galeshwor Dham, Malika Dhuri, Singa Tatopani Kunda, the Kaligandaki River, Rupse Jharna, and the highly revered Khayer Barahi Temple.
Myagdi District is a mountainous region and to reach these places, the easiest and nearest route is from the neighboring tourism hub of Pokhara to Beni, which serves as the district headquarters and a primary gateway to the area.