Lelep

Village development committee in Province No. 1, Nepal
Lelep
लेलेप
Village development committee
27°31′35″N 87°48′00″E / 27.5264°N 87.8°E / 27.5264; 87.8
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictTaplejung District
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,205
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Lelep is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Taplejung District in the Province No. 1 of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 2,205 people living in 511 individual households.[1] There were 1,122 males and 1,083 females at the time of census. It is currently a part of Phaktanglung Rural Municipality. Lelep falls within the famous Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek trail and is 2 day hike from Taplejung. The village has 7 guest houses to accommodate the tourists and almost 40 houses for the locals. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
  2. ^ Nepal, Wilderness trekking. "KANCHENJUNGA TREK". KANCHENJUNGA TREK.
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