Waling

Waling is a town and municipality in Syangja District in the western hilly region of Nepal, in Gandaki Province. It lies in the Aadhikhola valley and is bisected by the Andhikhola River, with the bazaar standing at about 800 metres above sea level. The municipality was formed on 24 January 1997 by merging three village development committees, Waling, Dhanubase and Pekhubaaghkhor, and was enlarged in the restructuring of 10 March 2017; it now has 14 wards. It is called the Pink City because of the local practice of painting houses pink, and it was declared the Clean City of Nepal for the fiscal year 2073 BS. The Siddhartha Highway, linking Pokhara and Lumbini, connects it to the rest of the country, and the 2011 census counted 51,243 people.