Dhunche धुन्चे Dhunlang | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Dhunche (2019) | |
| Coordinates: 28°6′42″N85°17′52″E / 28.11167°N 85.29778°E / 28.11167; 85.29778 | |
| Country | |
| Zone | Bagmati Zone |
| District | Rasuwa District |
| Elevation | 2,030 m (6,660 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,744 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Area code | 010 |
Dhunche is the administrative seat of Rasuwa District in Bagmati Zone, Nepal. It is a part of Gosaikunda Rural Municipality. It is located at an altitude of 2,030 metres (6,660 ft). At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 2,535 people residing in 604 individual households.[1]
To promote local culture Dhunche has one FM radio station, Radio Rasuwa - 102.1 MHz, which is a community radio station.
Dhunche is the headquarters of Rasuwa district. It is accessible through bus via Pasang Lhamu Highway (H12) and is 120 km from Kathmandu.

The area was the site of a battle during the second campaign of Sino-Nepalese War in early August 1792.[2]
| Climate data for Dhunche, elevation 1,982 m (6,503 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.7(56.7) | 15.9(60.6) | 20.9(69.6) | 24.1(75.4) | 24.9(76.8) | 24.1(75.4) | 23.2(73.8) | 23.2(73.8) | 22.4(72.3) | 21.7(71.1) | 17.3(63.1) | 14.4(57.9) | 20.5(68.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2(36.0) | 3.3(37.9) | 7.5(45.5) | 9.6(49.3) | 12.2(54.0) | 14.9(58.8) | 15.6(60.1) | 15.2(59.4) | 14.1(57.4) | 10.5(50.9) | 5.8(42.4) | 2.9(37.2) | 9.5(49.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.2(1.70) | 55.7(2.19) | 67.9(2.67) | 85.5(3.37) | 110.7(4.36) | 254.9(10.04) | 438.4(17.26) | 454.8(17.91) | 283.2(11.15) | 94.4(3.72) | 26.1(1.03) | 25.7(1.01) | 1,940.5(76.41) |
| Source 1: Australian National University[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Japan International Cooperation Agency (precipitation)[4] | |||||||||||||
(p95) After the fall of Xiebulu/Syapruk, the Gorkhas, according to D. R. Regmi, withdrew first to Dhunchey ... According to the Weizangtonzhi, Fukangan and Hailancha took their five regiments from Xiebulu to Mount Dongjiao ... (p96) which should be August rather than July, if one considers what comes after.