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Okharkot
ओखरकोत— Village Development Committee — Location in Nepal
OkharkotCoordinates: 28°08′N 82°59′E / 28.14°N 82.98°ECoordinates: 28°08′N 82°59′E / 28.14°N 82.98°E Country 
NepalDevelopment Region Mid-Western Zone Rapti Zone District Pyuthan District VDC Okharkot Population (2001 Census[1]) - Total 4,484 836 households Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) 
Machcchi Village, administrative center of Okharkot VDC with Gartang Khola in the foreground
Okharkot is a town and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.
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Etymology
Okhar (Nepali: ओखर) - walnut tree (Juglans regia).
kot (Nepali: कोट) - guardroom, prison, police station.Villages in this VDC[2]
Ward Lat. Lon Elev. Ahal आहाल 6 28°10'N 83°00'E 1,089m Aphrekholagaun आफ्रेखोलागाउँ 28°09'N 82°59'E 1,205 Arupata आरुपाटा 28°09'N 82°59'E 1,045 Badikholagaun बादीखोलागाउँ 28°09'N 82°59'E 1,210 Banstari बाँसटारी 28°08'N 82°58'E 1,205 Bebare बेबरे 28°10'N 83°00'E 1,590 Bhedabari भेडाबारी 28°10'N 83°00'E 1,255 Chauke चौके 9 28°07'N 82°58'E 1,542 Chichinne चिचिन्ने 28°07'N 82°57'E 1,710 Chudhara चुधारा 8 28°08'N 82°58'E 1,110 Darimchaur दारिमचौर 6 28°09'N 82°59'E 1,030 Dhana ढाँणा 28°09'N 82°58'E 1,050 Dhana Bajar ढाँडाबजार 28°09'N 82°58'E 995 Hariya हरिया 28°10'N 82°59'E 1,170 Kalleri कल्लेरी 28°08'N 82°59'E 1,597 Kamdale कमडाले 28°07'N 82°58'E 1,642 Kami Tol कामी टोल 28°08'N 83°00'E 1,475 Khahare खहरे 28°08'N 82°59'E 1,030 Koiralpata कोइरलपाटा 28°09'N 82°59'E 1,090 Kubinde कुबिण्डे 28°07'N 82°58'E 1,470 Lamasera लामासेरा 28°10'N 82°59'E 1,018 Machchhi मच्छी 1 28°08'N 82°58'E 955 Okharkot ओखरकोट 28°08'N 82°59'E 1,630 Ratamata रातामाटा 28°08'N 83°00'E 1,538 Ripapakha रिपापाखा 28°08'N 82°58'E 1,045 Rotepani रोटेपानी 28°09'N 82°59'E 1,170 Salleri सल्लेरी 28°08'N 82°58'E 1,610 Samaldhara समलधारा 28°10'N 82°59'E 1,418 Sisnekholagaun सिस्नेखोलागाउँ 28°09'N 83°00'E 1,285 Swanbota स्वाँबोटा 28°08'N 82°58'E 955 Tada Pokhari टाडा पोखरी 28°08'N 82°58'E 1,285 Tari टारी 28°07'N 82°59'E 1,285 Tilahalna तिलाहाल्ना 28°08'N 82°57'E 955 Machcchī is the VDC's administrative center at the confluence of Dharmawati River and Gartang Khola. Okharkot village with its ancient fortress sits on a ridgetop 2 km. east and some 675 meters (2200 feet) higher. It is listed in IUCN's inventory of historic sites. [3]
References
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ "Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan". Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. http://www.ngiip.gov.np/pdf/vol4pyuthan.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
- ^ Bhandari, Bishnu, ed (1997). Inventory of heritage sites in Nepal. Kathmandu: IUCN Nepal. http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=GET_RECORD&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fdata.iucn.org%2Fdbtw-wpd%2Fcommande%2Findex_newsite.htm&TN=iucn&SN=AUTO463&SE=612&RN=0&MR=20&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=1&XP=&RF=WebRes&EF=&DF=WebAff&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=254&ID=&MF=&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=1832&NR=0&NB=0&SV=0&BG=&FG=&QS=&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
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