Ngawal (Nawal) is a village development committee in Manang District in the Gandaki Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 274. Ngawal VDC is one of the Seven Village Development Committee in Upper Manang. One of the main attraction of this village is a centuries-old cave of Guru Rinpoche that is on the hills overlooking Ngawal village. The local people believes the cave leads to Mustang. And a monastery in Tibetan Nyingma pa sect which is called Portoche Monastery.[citation needed]

Ngawal
नावल
Nawal
Ngawal
Ngawal
Nickname: 
Pongpa (Nyeshang)
Ngawal is located in Gandaki Province
Ngawal
Ngawal
Location in Nepal
Ngawal is located in Nepal
Ngawal
Ngawal
Ngawal (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°40′N 84°07′E / 28.67°N 84.11°E / 28.67; 84.11
Country   Nepal
ZoneGandaki Zone
DistrictManang District
Population
 (2011)
 • Total274
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

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