Baglung

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Baglung
Municipality Hill station
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Coordinates: 28°16′N 83°36′E / 28.267°N 83.600°E / 28.267; 83.600
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Baglung
Municipality	Baglung Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Basanta Kumar Shrestha(Nepali Congress)
• Deputy Mayor	Raju Khadka (Maoist)
Area
• Total	98.01 km2 (37.84 sq mi)
Elevation	1,020 m (3,350 ft)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	260,107
• Density	2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Chhetri Magar Newar Bramhin Thakali Dalit
• Religions	Hindu Buddhist and Hindu-Buddhist Mixed
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code	33300
Area code	068
Website	baglungmun.gov.np/en

Baglung is a municipality in Gandaki Province, in western Nepal, 275 km (171 mi) west of Kathmandu. It is the administrative headquarters of Baglung District. Baglung serves as the major center for business, finance, education, service and healthcare for the people of mid-Kali Gandaki valley that encompass Beni, Jaljala, Baglung, Kushma, Kathekhola, Galkot, Phalewas and Jaimuni local bodies. The city is located at the cross-section of Kaligandaki corridor highway and midhill highway that transverse Nepal in north–south and east–west directions respectively.