Dhading District

Dhading runs from the Mahabharat hills in the south to the Ganesh Himal and the Tibetan border in the north. The Trishuli river marks much of its southern and eastern edge, and the Budhi Gandaki forms its western boundary with Gorkha. Nuwakot and Rasuwa lie to the east, and Chitwan and Makwanpur to the south. The land rises from warm river valleys to high, steep hill country beneath the snow peaks.

Tamang, Gurung, Magar, Chepang, Newar, Brahmin and Chhetri communities live across the district, and most people farm. The southern belt along the Prithvi Highway sees steady traffic, with roadside bazaars and river-fish stops. Travellers come for rafting on the Trishuli, for the Ruby Valley trek through Tamang villages beneath Ganesh Himal, and for quiet hill walking away from the main trekking routes.