Chainpur, Seti

Chainpur
—  City  —
Chainpur Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°33′N 81°12′E / 29.55°N 81.2°E / 29.55; 81.2Coordinates: 29°33′N 81°12′E / 29.55°N 81.2°E / 29.55; 81.2
Country	Nepal
Zone	Seti Zone
District	Bajhang District
Population (1991)
- Total	4,143
- Religions	Hindu
Time zone	Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Chainpur is a town and seat of Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,143 and had 759 houses in the village.^[1] It has a grass runway in town with limited flights. From 1990-2002 the Peace Corps operated in Chainpur.

Pop culture

Sydney Wignall's 'Prisoner in Red Tibet'^[2] and 'Spy on the Roof of the World'^[3]: the story starts and finishes in Chainpur.

References

1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
2. ^ Wignall, Sydney. "Prisoner In Red Tibet". London: Hutchinson, 1957
3. ^ Wignall, Sydney. "Spy On The Roof Of The World". Edinburgh: Canongate, 1996. ISBN 0862415802