Rara Lake
Encyclopedia
Rara Lake is the biggest lake
of Nepal
. It lies in Rara Village Development Committee
, Mugu District
in Western Nepal
and falls under the Rara National Park
.
The lake is also known as Mahendra Daha,the late king of Nepal and lies at an altitude above 3.2 km (2 mi) above sea level covering an area of 16 km² (6.2 sq mi).
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
of Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. It lies in Rara Village Development Committee
Rara, Nepal
Rara is a village development committee in Mugu District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 930 people, living in 199 individual households.Rara Lake lies in the eastern part of the VDC....
, Mugu District
Mugu District
Mugu District of 43,937. The biggest lake in Nepal, Rara Lake, also known as Mahendra Daha, lies in the Mugu District.It is one of the biggest districts of Nepal.Pulu is one of the famous Village Development Committee of Mugu district...
in Western Nepal
Zones of Nepal
Nepal is divided into 14 administrative zones , and 75 districts . The 14 administrative zones are grouped into five development regions...
and falls under the Rara National Park
Rara National Park
Rara National Park is a protected area in the Himalayas of Nepal and was established in 1976. Covering an area of in the Mugu and Dolpa districts, it is the country's smallest national park. Its main feature is Rara Lake at an altitude of...
.
The lake is also known as Mahendra Daha,the late king of Nepal and lies at an altitude above 3.2 km (2 mi) above sea level covering an area of 16 km² (6.2 sq mi).