Syaulibang


Syaulibang is a village and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.

Etymology

In Khamkura Syauli means apple. Bang means a high field or pasture, usually above 2,000 meters where snow can fall, suggesting a climate with enough winter cold for cultivating apples, so 'Apple Orchard' is a reasonable translation of this place name.

Geography and Climate

Syaulibang is Pyuthan district's northernmost VDC, bordering Gaam VDC in Rolpa to the northwest and Baglung district's Bowang and Taman VDCs to the northeast. Syaulibang is also Pyuthan's highest VDC, ranging from about up to a summit at the meeting point of Syaulibang, Gaam and Bowang VDCs on the lekh that is the Rapti-Gandaki divide.
Syaulibang's climate is mostly subtropical below and temperate up to with a small subalpine zone above.

Villages in this VDC