Rigaun

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Ree gaun
रिगाउँ ( Nepali Language)
Ree gaun is located in Nepal
Ree gaun
Ree gaun
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°07′N 84°58′E / 28.11°N 84.97°E / 28.11; 84.97
Country   Nepal
ZoneBagmati Zone
DistrictDhading District
ProvinceProvince No. 3
Rural MunicipalityGangajamuna
Government
 • Asst. Secy. GRMEnjeela Tamang
 • ward no 1 Secy.Bahadur Tamang
 • Ward no.2 Secy.Phaising Tamang
Population
 (1991)
 • Total
5,218
 • Religions
Christian Bon and Buddhist
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Rigaun or Ree gaun is a village development committee in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5218 and had 875 houses in it. Ree Gaun is located in the Northern part of Dhading. It consists of wards no 1 & 2 of Gangajamuna Rural Municipality, State 3, Dhading Nepal. There are 90% people of the Tamang ethnic group, and some are Gurung, Kami (BK), Damai. The main occupation of this area is agriculture.[1]

Village's name list in Ree

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  • Tawal Village & Tawal Bensi
  • Dhuseni Village
  • Latab Village
  • Kutal Village
  • Saleri & Teshyapho Village
  • Shyaktali Village
  • Gangmrang Village
  • Ree gaun . Choke Village
  • Epi Village Village
  • Richet Village
  • Tajimrang Village
  • Kichet, Annar Cheprang, & Karang Village

Ward no.1

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The ward no.1 is combined with 4 local wards.

  1. Ree gaun
  2. Choke Village
  3. Epi Village Village
  4. Richet Village
  5. Tajimrang Village
  6. Kichet Village
  7. Annar Cheprang
  8. Karang Village

Ward no.2

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There are more than six local villages has been combined in ward no.2 after the new local governance of GRM.

  1. Latab Village
  2. Dhuseni Village
  3. Tawal Village & Tawal Bensi
  4. Kutal Village
  5. Saleri & Teshyapho Village
  6. Shyaktali Village
  7. Gangmrang Village

Tourist destination

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  • Longarchet Valley: a place where earthquake victims lived for two years as temporary place.
  • Shyanchet Dada
  • Pasangchowk
  • Palang-Naang

Economy

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The main occupation of Ree Gaun is farming. The recent local business here is knitting baskets, selling local products like baskets and meats.

Administration

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Ree Gaun VDC consists of two wards.

  1. Ward 1 – Office: Tajimrang
  2. Ward 2 – Office: Tawal Mele Dada

Earthquake 2015

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In Ree Gaun the earthquake of 2015 killed more than 78 people, and 99% of houses and buildings were completely destroyed.

Rivers

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The main river of the Ree is Kutal-Chhumrung Khola which comes from Ganesh Himal and passes through Ringne and Lapang and meets Kutal-Chhumrung Khola separates the Ree and Dark, Jharlang. There are 5 small rivers, the main being Kutal-Chhumrung Khola, Chimchok Khola, Kalshyong Khola, Saleri Khola. Besides these, there are over 10 smaller rivers, springs and seasonal streams.

References

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  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
  • The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9.
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