Introduction of Galkot

Map of Baglung Galkot

            Baglung is the part of Dhaulagiri zone, is one of the seventy five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of south Asia. Baglung district’s total area is 1784 sq km .It is surrounded by Parvat, Myagdi, Rukum, Rolpa and Gulmi district. Its shape is like a map of Nepal. It has 59 VDC and one municipality. Galkot, a place located in the mid western part of Baglung district. It is surrounded by small hills and giving it a shape of a valley. It is cool and peaceful area full of natural beauties in the north there is big hills more than 600meter high.In past Galkot was known as Tarakhola, Hilla, Argal Harichour, Hatiya, Narathathi, dudhilabhati, salyan, sukhara kahdabasha, Righa, Malma, pandavkhani, buekot, Amarbhumi and Lakani. Even in present aspect Beaukot other all VDC are known as Galkot. Even now all the people who go out of the Galkot they all say Galkot to introduce. After multiparty system Galkot is divided into three parts on the base of political sector division or it is divided in three election sectors but the mutual relation of Galkit’s peoples is not affected by it.