पाल्पा मा यहाँहरु लाई स्वागत छ । Wel Come To Plapa

Of Nepal's fourteen zones, Palpa is in Lumbini, named for the birthplace of Guatama Buddha. Bordering the flatlands of the Tarai to the immediate south, Palpa's high hills command an impressive view of Nepal in all directions. With the great Madi Valley in the west and the powerful Kali Gandaki along its northern border. Palpa is made up on sixty-five VDC areas and a population of some 236 thousand people. The district headquarters are at Tansen with roads leading to Butwal, Pokhara and Ridi.

Tansen (Palpa)

Tansen, an ancient hill town, with its architecture strongly influenced by Newari migrants from the Kathmandu valley is waiting to be discovered by the tourists. Situated at the southern slope of the Mahabharat range; about half way from the Indian border to

Tansen is the district administrations headquarter of Palpa district, one out of 75 districts in Nepal, and since 1957 a Municipality. It is itself often referred to as Palpa, and its people (population approx. 13,000 in the core area) as Palpalis.

At an elevation of about 1350-m (4430 ft) above sea level the town experiences a pleasant climate throughout the year. The maximum temperature, even in pre-monsoon times, hardly exceeds 31°C (88 F) and only in December/ January the minimum temperature can fall below 10°C (50 F). The annual precipitation is about 1500 mm of which 90% falls in the monsoon season.