Musikot, Western Rukum
Musikot is a municipality and the district headquarter of Western Rukum District in Karnali province of Nepal that was established as Musikot Khalanga on 18 May 2014 by merging the two former Village development committees Musikot and Khalanga. It lies on the bank of Sani Bheri River. It borders with Eastern Rukum in the east, Sanibheri rural municipality in the west, Banfikot rural municipality in the north and Tribeni rural municipality and Rolpa district in the south. Musikot was formerly called Musikot Khalanga and served as the district headquarter of Rukum District.Media
To Promote local culture Musikot has one FM radio station, Radio Sani Bheri F.M. - 89.2 MHz, which is a Community radio Station.Transportation
lies in Old-Musikot offering flights to Nepalgunj and Kathmandu.
Rapti Highway links Musikot to the Terai region of Nepal.
