Tatopani, Sindhupalchok

Tatopani is a village in Sindhupalchok District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3102 and had 613 houses in the village. Majority people are of ethnic Sherpa and Tamang. Historically and today, it is a huge trading post between Nepal and China. People living here speak Nepali and Tibetan.There is a inactive volcano in there as well. And Bipin Shrestha is the mayor there in Tatopani. [1] The actual border crossing is at Kodari.

Tatopani

तातोपानी
Village development committee
Tatopani
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27.98°N 85.93°E / 27.98; 85.93
Country   Nepal
ZoneBagmati Zone
DistrictSindhupalchok District
Population
 (1991)
 • Total3,102
 • Religions
Buddhist
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

2015 Nepal earthquake

The village was affected by the earthquake on 25 April 2015. A joint coordination committee among all political parties in the three constituencies of the Sindhupalchok district was formed to carry out a rescue mission in the village.[2] On 1 May, a Nepali Army rescue helicopter went 65 kilometres to Tatopani from Kathmandu to rescue 40 people.[3]

References
  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
  2. "Death toll in quake-hit Sindhupalchok stands at 1‚820". The Himalayan. The Himalayan. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. Sriram, Jayant (1 May 2015). "Army finds it tough to reach aid to Nepal villages". The Hindu. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2015-05-01. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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