Gorkha Municipality
Gorkha Municipality in Nepal's Gandaki Province is the birthplace of Prithvi Narayan Shah, the king who unified and founded modern Nepal, and the hilltop Gorkha Durbar palace complex — damaged in the 2015 earthquake but still home to the Gorakhnath shrine and Kalika temple, both open without charge — remains the town's central draw. It also serves as a starting point for trekking routes toward Mount Manaslu and the Ganesh Himal range.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.4 km2.1 mi
Gorkha Municipality: quick answers
Where is Gorkha Municipality?
Gorkha Municipality is in Nepal, about 77 km48 miles in a straight line from Kathmandu.
How do you get to Gorkha Municipality?
The nearest airport is Gorkha (GKH), about 1 hr 30 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Gorkha Municipality?
The warmest month is June, averaging 25°C77°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 12°C54°F. The wettest month is July, with about 781 mm30.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Gorkha Municipality?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 19 restaurants, 2 cafés and 13 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.