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Archalbot

Archalbot is a village development committee in Lamjung District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1650 people living in 333 individual households. The paddy fields for rice farming and the terraces are a characteristic of the village area. Nearby is the Tamang community of Phurano Dobar, which was recently installed with a clean water system. Surrounding the VDC are rhododendron forests, which give view to the Himalayan peaks from the Annapurnas in the west to Manaslu to the Langtang area in the east.

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Archalbot is a village development committee in Lamjung District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1650 people living in 333 individual households. The paddy fields for rice farming and the terraces are a characteristic of the village area. Nearby is the Tamang community of Phurano Dobar, which was recently installed with a clean water system. Surrounding the VDC are rhododendron forests, which give view to the Himalayan peaks from the Annapurnas in the west to Manaslu to the Langtang area in the east.

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  1. population: 1650 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the population is "1650 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377748592

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