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Ghunsa

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has been constructed and is under operation. Water from Ghunsa river is used to run the turbines of this plant. The energy has served to reduce local deforestation and also helped to flourish tourism in neighboring
286:. Until recently, many households were semi-nomadic in their quest for capital, with the exception of a few trading families.  But thanks to the opening of the 326:: The Ghunsa community is currently served by a six-government-staffed school that was built with the support of a group of climbers from San Francisco. 93: 244:. This village came into attention after the helicopter accident that killed 24 passengers including most prominent figures in conservation work. 431: 344: 333: 61: 373: 314:: There are few hotels that serves for the tourist and local travelers. There are 14 guest house as this village. 302:. The trail passes by numerous waterfalls and rivulets making it popular among the trekkers all around the world. 407: 148: 271: 45: 172: 167: 143: 155: 425: 287: 257: 253: 241: 299: 201: 160: 108: 95: 393: 233: 209: 197: 192: 369: 298:
Ghunsa can be accessed from Taplejung in three days walk along the bank of
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circuit, more young people are now employed in the tourism sector.
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The local language spoken by Gunsawa is Ghunsake, a variation of
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at elevation of 3,475 m and is a major check point for Mt.
208: 191: 183: 178: 166: 154: 142: 124: 21: 396:. Ethnologue. Retrieved 2017-02-14. "Walungge" 8: 320:: There is one health post in this village 18: 270:Most inhabitants involves themselves in 361: 340: 207: 190: 177: 123: 88: 54: 42: 37: 267:family, of Central Tibetan language. 256:. They can be classified under larger 370:"Panoramio - Photo of Ghunsa village" 182: 165: 153: 141: 7: 226: 81:Location of Ghunsa Village in Nepal 278:grazing. The main crops grown are 14: 343: 129: 67: 60: 44: 376:from the original on 2016-10-23 68: 1: 252:The local called themselves 448: 432:Populated places in Nepal 89: 55: 43: 38: 31: 16:Village in Eastern, Nepal 350:View from Gunsa village 230: "winter place" 109:27.66111°N 87.93611°E 272:subsistence farming 105: /  232:) is a village of 173:Taplejung District 144:Development Region 134:    114:27.66111; 87.93611 220: 219: 184: • Type 439: 416: 415: 406:Bold, Himalaya. 403: 397: 391: 385: 384: 382: 381: 366: 347: 334:35 kw microhydro 231: 228: 135: 133: 132: 120: 119: 117: 116: 115: 110: 106: 103: 102: 101: 98: 71: 70: 64: 48: 19: 447: 446: 442: 441: 440: 438: 437: 436: 422: 421: 420: 419: 405: 404: 400: 392: 388: 379: 377: 368: 367: 363: 358: 351: 348: 308: 296: 250: 229: 216: 130: 128: 113: 111: 107: 104: 99: 96: 94: 92: 91: 85: 84: 83: 82: 79: 78: 77: 76: 72: 51: 34: 27: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 445: 443: 435: 434: 424: 423: 418: 417: 398: 386: 360: 359: 357: 354: 353: 352: 349: 342: 339: 338: 327: 321: 315: 307: 304: 295: 292: 288:Kangchendzonga 249: 246: 218: 217: 214: 212: 206: 205: 195: 189: 188: 185: 181: 180: 176: 175: 170: 164: 163: 158: 152: 151: 146: 140: 139: 126: 122: 121: 87: 86: 80: 74: 73: 66: 65: 59: 58: 57: 56: 53: 52: 50:Ghunsa village 49: 41: 40: 36: 35: 32: 29: 28: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 444: 433: 430: 429: 427: 413: 409: 402: 399: 395: 390: 387: 375: 371: 365: 362: 355: 346: 341: 335: 331: 328: 325: 322: 319: 316: 313: 310: 309: 305: 303: 301: 293: 291: 289: 285: 281: 277: 273: 268: 266: 261: 259: 255: 247: 245: 243: 242:Kangchenjunga 239: 235: 224: 213: 211: 203: 199: 196: 194: 186: 174: 171: 169: 162: 159: 157: 150: 147: 145: 138: 127: 118: 90:Coordinates: 63: 47: 30: 20: 411: 401: 389: 378:. Retrieved 364: 329: 323: 317: 311: 297: 269: 262: 251: 222: 221: 318:Health post 300:Tamur River 258:Walung-ngas 254:Gunsa(wa)pa 248:Inhabitants 112: / 380:2017-11-01 356:References 330:Microhydro 306:Facilities 202:Nepal Time 179:Government 161:Mechi Zone 100:87°56′10″E 97:27°39′40″N 324:Education 234:Taplejung 210:Post code 193:Time zone 426:Category 408:"Ghunsa" 394:Walungge 374:Archived 337:village. 284:potatoes 265:Walungge 260:tribe. 198:UTC+5:45 168:District 227:transl. 149:Eastern 125:Country 33:Village 26:དགུན་ས་ 412:Ghunsa 312:Hotels 294:Access 223:Ghunsa 75:Ghunsa 39:घुन्सा 23:Ghunsa 280:maize 238:Nepal 215:32907 137:Nepal 332:: A 282:and 274:and 156:Zone 276:yak 187:VDC 428:: 410:. 372:. 236:, 414:. 383:. 225:( 204:) 200:(

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Ghunsa village
Ghunsa is located in Nepal
27°39′40″N 87°56′10″E / 27.66111°N 87.93611°E / 27.66111; 87.93611
Nepal
Development Region
Eastern
Zone
Mechi Zone
District
Taplejung District
Time zone
UTC+5:45
Nepal Time
Post code
Taplejung
Nepal
Kangchenjunga
Gunsa(wa)pa
Walung-ngas
Walungge
subsistence farming
yak
maize
potatoes
Kangchendzonga
Tamur River
35 kw microhydro
View from Gunsa village
"Panoramio - Photo of Ghunsa village"
Archived

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