Bigu
For the Daoist fasting technique, see Bigu (avoiding grains). For the village in Iran, see Bigu, Iran.
| Bigu बिगु | |
|---|---|
| Village development committee | |
  Bigu Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°50′N 86°04′E / 27.84°N 86.06°ECoordinates: 27°50′N 86°04′E / 27.84°N 86.06°E | |
| Country |
 Nepal |
| Zone | Janakpur Zone |
| District | Dolakha District |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 1,736 |
| Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
Bigu is a village development committee in Dolakha District in the Janakpur Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1736 people living in 361 individual households.[1]
The village is home to a Monastery and a Nunnery who follow Tibetan Buddhism.
The epicenter of the May 2015 Nepal earthquake was located in Bigu.
References
- ↑ "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, archived from the original on October 12, 2008, retrieved 15 November 2009.
External links
Headquarter: Bhimeshwar | ||
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