Manang
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Manang is a town in the Manang District
of Nepal
. It is located at 28°40'0N 84°1'0E with an altitude of 3519 metres (11,545 ft). At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
it had a population of 391 people living in 120 individual households.
It is situated on the broad valley of the Marshyangdi River to the north of the Annapurna
mountain range. The river flows to the east. To the west there is the 5416 metres (17,769 ft) high mountain pass of "Thorong La". To the north there is the Chulu East peak of 6,584 meters. Most groups trekking around the Annapurna will take resting days in Manang to acclimatize to the high altitude, before taking the 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 cultivation fields are on the north slope with terraces.
There are no roads, only trails where most heavy goods are transported on mule trains or carried by porters. 2.5 kilometers to the east of the town there is a small airport
serving the whole valley. The airport is fairly recent. It did not exist in 1985. The development of a road linking Manang to the Annapura conservation area was finished in February 2011. It has brought many benefits to the villagers and the area.
Besides catering to the trekking groups there is some agriculture and herding activity (yak
s). There is a medical centre which specializes in high-altitude sickness.
Manang District
Manang District of 9,587.The pass of Thorung La at 5415 meters above the sea connects the district to Mustang District by providing a route between the towns of Manang and Muktinath....
of Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. It is located at 28°40'0N 84°1'0E with an altitude of 3519 metres (11,545 ft). At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
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,...
it had a population of 391 people living in 120 individual households.
It is situated on the broad valley of the Marshyangdi River to the north of the Annapurna
Annapurna
Annapurna is a section of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes Annapurna I, thirteen additional peaks over and 16 more over ....
mountain range. The river flows to the east. To the west there is the 5416 metres (17,769 ft) high mountain pass of "Thorong La". To the north there is the Chulu East peak of 6,584 meters. Most groups trekking around the Annapurna will take resting days in Manang to acclimatize to the high altitude, before taking the 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 cultivation fields are on the north slope with terraces.
There are no roads, only trails where most heavy goods are transported on mule trains or carried by porters. 2.5 kilometers to the east of the town there is a small airport
Manang Airport
Manang Airport is an airport serving Manang valley, a town in the Manang district of the Gandaki zone in Nepal. The airport is situated 2,5 kilometer East of Manang town. -Facilities:...
serving the whole valley. The airport is fairly recent. It did not exist in 1985. The development of a road linking Manang to the Annapura conservation area was finished in February 2011. It has brought many benefits to the villagers and the area.
Besides catering to the trekking groups there is some agriculture and herding activity (yak
Yak
The yak, Bos grunniens or Bos mutus, is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia and Russia. In addition to a large domestic population, there is a small, vulnerable wild yak population...
s). There is a medical centre which specializes in high-altitude sickness.