en Kagbeni, Mustang

Kagbeni

कागबेनी
Kagbeni कागबेनी
Incorporated village
	Panoramic view of Kagbeni village
	Kagbeni Location in the province Kagbeni Kagbeni (Nepal)
	Coordinates: 28°50′12″N 83°46′59″E / 28.83667°N 83.78306°E
Country	Nepal
District	Mustang
Rural municipality	Baragung Muktichhetra
Part of (wards)	ward no. 4
Established	2017
Government
• Type	Ward council
• ward councillor	Mr. Tenzing Nagyal Gurung
Area
• Total	58.3 km2 (22.5 sq mi)
Elevation	2,804 m (9,199 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	555
• Density	9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	varagungmuktichhetramun.gov.np/content/ward4

Kagbeni is a village in the Baragung Muktikshetra rural municipality of Mustang District (Upper Mustang) of the Himalayas, in Nepal, located in the valley of the Kali Gandaki River. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 555 people.^[1] The village lies on the trail from Jomsom to the royal capital Lo Manthang, near the junction with the trail to Muktinath. Kagbeni is also regarded as one of the oldest villages in the Himalayas. Kagbeni lies between two sacred rivers muktinath and kaligandaki.