{{For|the mountain named Dhampus|Thapa Peak}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the table at Infobox settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info --> |name = Dhampus |other_name = |native_name = धम्पुस |nickname = |settlement_type = Village Development Committee |motto = <!-- images and maps --> |image_skyline = Dhampus-16-Gehoeft-2013-gje.jpg |image_caption = Early morning in Dhampus |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = | pushpin_map = Nepal Gandaki Province#Nepal |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_mapsize = 300 |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nepal <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Nepal}} |subdivision_type1 = Zone |subdivision_name1 = Gandaki Zone |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Kaski District <!-- Politics --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_total_sq_mi = <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = 1991 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 2753 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_blank1_title = Ethnicities |population_blank2_title = Religions <!-- General information --> |timezone = Nepal Time |utc_offset = +5:45 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|28.31|83.85|type:adm2nd_region:NP_source:unmaps-enwiki|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Dhampus''' is a village and Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. The village is located 19 km away from the Pokhara Baglung Highways and falls within the trekking route of Mardi Himal Trek.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Himalaya |first1=Trip |title=Dhampus |url=https://himalayatrip.com/mardi-himal-trek/ |website=Dhampus}}</ref> At the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 2,753 persons in 547 individual households. The village is gradually turning into a tourist destination. It has the Australian Base Camp with views of the peaks Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Machhapuchhre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |title=Nepal Census 2001 |work=Nepal's Village Development Committees |publisher=Digital Himalaya |accessdate=30 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |archivedate=12 October 2008 }}</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery class="center" caption="Dhampus"> Dhampus-14-Balkon-Annapurna Sued-Hiunchuli-Machhapuchhre-2013-gje.jpg|Annapurna-Hiunchuli-Machhapuchhre Dhampus-36-Fruehstueck vor Annapurna Sued-Hiunchuli-2013-gje.jpg|Breakfast view of Annapurna and Hiunchuli Dhampus-38-Pavillon-Annapurna Sued-Hiunchuli-Machhapuchhre-2013-gje.jpg|Hotel pavillon Dhampus-06-Kueche-2013-gje.jpg|Hotel kitchen Dhampus-08-Dhaulagiri View Hotel-Zimmer-2013-gje.jpg|Hotel room Dhampus-24-Zweige-2013-gje.jpg|Morning light catcher Dhampus-20-Bauernhaus-2013-gje.jpg|Farm house Landruk-Dhampus-68-Feldarbeit-2013-gje.jpg|Fields around Dhampus </gallery>
==References== <references />
==External links== *[http://www.un.org.np/maps/district-maps/western/Kaski.pdf UN map of the municipalities of Kaski District]
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Category:Populated places in Kaski District
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