# Ringmo

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Place in Karnali Province, Nepal

Ringmo रिङमो Ringmo Location in Nepal Coordinates: 29°10′24″N 82°56′12″E / 29.17333°N 82.93667°E / 29.17333; 82.93667 Country Nepal Province Karnali Province District Dolpa District Elevation 3,660 m (12,010 ft) Population • Total 200 • Religions Bön Time zone UTC+ 5:45

**Ringmo** is a traditional village in [Dolpo](/source/Dolpo) in the [Dolpa District](/source/Dolpa_District) of [Nepal](/source/Nepal), with a seasonal population of about 200.[1] The people are mostly of Tibetan ethnicity, are of the [Bönpo](/source/B%C3%B6npo) faith, and engage in trade, yak herding and tourism.[2] It sits on the [landslide dam](/source/Landslide_dam) that formed [Phoksundo Lake](/source/Phoksundo_Lake) at about 3660 m (12,000 ft) above sea level. A Bön temple also named Ringmo can be found just outside the town, and the river that drains from Phoksundo plunges over a 167 m (548 ft) waterfall about half a kilometer south of the village.[3]

Ringmo is the seat of the [Phoksundo](/source/Phoksundo) [village development committee](/source/Village_development_committee_(Nepal)).

## Gallery

		- The village of Ringmo

		- Ringmo seen from Phoksundo Lake

		- Bön Gompa of Ringmo

		- Inside the Bön Gompa of Ringmo

		- Dancing masks at the Bön Gompa of Ringmo

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** National Geographic Channel. *Impossible Journeys: The Traders.* Aired July 27, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [The Remote Reaches of Nepal](https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE5DC1239F936A15757C0A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all) 1993. *New York Times*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Michael Cates Nepal Safeguards Four Sacred Himalayan Lakes](http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/dec2007/2007-12-24-03.asp) Environment News Service

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