Rasuwa District
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Bagmati Zone Bagmati is divided into eight districts:- See also :*Zones of Nepal*Regions of Nepal*Districts of Nepal...

, is one of the seventy-five districts

Districts of Nepal

Nepal's 14 administrative zones are subdivided into 75 districts . These districts are listed below, by zone...

 of Nepal

Nepal

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, a landlocked

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 country of South Asia

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. The district, with Dhunche

Dhunche

Dhunche is the capital of Rasuwa District in Bagmati Zone, Nepal. It is located at at an altitude of . At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 2,535 people residing in 604 individual households....

 as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,544 km² and has a population (2001) of 44,731.

Gosaikunda

Gosaikunda

Gosaikunda, also spelled Gosainkunda and Gosain Kunda is an alpine freshwateroligotrophic lake in Nepal's Langtang National Park, located at an altitude of above sea level in the Rasuwa District with a surface of...

 lake is located in the district.

Village Development Committees (VDCs)

• Bhorle
  Bhorle, Bagmati
  Bhorle is a Village Development Committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4884 people residing in 903 individual households.-Government:...
  
  
• Briddhim
  Briddhim
  Briddhim is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 722 people living in 165 individual households.-Government:...
  
  
• Chilime
  Chilime
  Chilime is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1281 people living in 261 individual households.-Government:...
  
  
• Dandagaun
  Dandagaun, Rasuwa
  Dandagaun is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1782 people living in 320 individual households.-Government:...
  
  
• Dhaibung
  Dhaibung
  Dhaibung is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3880 people living in 724 individual households.-Government:...
  
  
• Dhunche
  Dhunche
  Dhunche is the capital of Rasuwa District in Bagmati Zone, Nepal. It is located at at an altitude of . At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 2,535 people residing in 604 individual households....
  
  
• Gatlang
  Gatlang
  Gatlang is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1533 people living in 328 individual households.-Government:...
  
  
• Goljung
  Goljung
  Goljung is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 836 people living in 172 individual households.-Government:...
  
  
• Haku
  Haku, Bagmati
  Haku is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2055 people living in 378 individual households.-Government:...
  
  
• Jibjibe
  Jibjibe
  Jibjibe is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4944.-Government:...
  
  
• Khamjim
• Laharepauwa
  Laharepauwa
  Laharepauwa is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4276 people living in 774 individual households.-Government:...
  
  
• Langtang
  Langtang, Bagmati
  Langtang, Bagmati is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 468 people living in 100 individual households.-Government:...
  
  
• Ramche
  Ramche, Rasuwa
  Ramche is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal.-Government:The purpose of Village Development Committees is to organise village people structurally at a local level and creating a partnership between the community and the public sector for...
  
  
• Saramthali
  Saramthali, Rasuwa
  Saramthali, Rasuwa is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3359 people living in 624 individual households.-Government:...
  
  
• Syafru
  Syafru
  Syafru is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1755 people living in 363 individual households.-Government:...
  
  
• Sherpa Goan
  Sherpa Goan
  Sherpa Goan is a village located in the Himalayas, at about 2500 meters above sea level. It is a small village.There are many cows which provide the village with milk. The main occupation is farming. The people are very kind and good looking. There are natural hot springs. There is a government...
  
  
• Thulogaun
  Thulogaun
  Thulogaun is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1247 people, living in 249 individual households.-Government:...
  
  
• Thuman
  Thuman
  Thuman is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 929 people living in 188 individual households.-Government:...
  
  
• Timure
  Timure
  Timure is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 562 people living in 141 individual households.-Government:...
  
  
• Yarsa
  Yarsa
  Yarsa is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3414 people living in 705 individual households.-Government:...
  
  

Tourism

Rasuwa is rich in natural resources. Lantang mountain range stands to the north of Rasuwa. The northern parts of the area largely fall within the boundaries of Langtang National park. Gosainkunda Lake, Ganja La Pass, Tamang village in Bridim are the major hightlight of Rasuwa for tourism. The Goshainkunda lake also known as frozen lake is one of the most beautiful mountain lake lies in the Lantang region. There are about 108 kunds in this area and mainly visible from the Gosainkunda trekking routes are Saraswati Kund, Bhairab Kund, Surya Kund and Gosaikund are most important one.
Langtang valley is another attraction in Rasuwa which is aptly called the valley of glaciers; mountains rise soaring toward the sky. The valley offers pine forest, swift mountain streams, rugged rock and snow-caped peaks, grassy down and meadows strewn with daises and wild animals. Lantang Valley Trek is famous trekking package among the adventure trekkers which visits the Lantang valley.