Myagdi was part of the Dhaulagiri Zone of Nepal's Western Development Region before federal restructuring placed it in Gandaki Province. The district is the homeland of the Pun Magar community, the largest population group, with many historic Pun villages such as Doba, Narchyang, Ghorepani, Dana and Darbang (Darbang). Myagdi has a long tradition of Gurkha military service, with recruits serving in the British Gurkhas, the Singapore Police Gurkha Contingent, the Brunei Gurkha Reserve Unit and the Indian Gorkha Rifles. Decorated soldiers from the district include Victoria Cross recipient Tul Bahadur Pun, Conspicuous Gallantry Cross recipient Dipprasad Pun, and Lieutenant Colonel Lalbahadur Pun, the first Gurkha lieutenant colonel in the British Army. After the 2015 administrative restructuring, the district's former village development committees were reorganized into six municipalities: Beni (urban) and Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Mangala, Malika and Raghuganga (rural).
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