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°E / 27.84; 86.06Coordinates: 27°50′N 86°04′E / 27.84°N 86.06°E / 27.84; 86.06
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

  1. "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, archived from the original on October 12, 2008, retrieved 15 November 2009.

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