Apihimal Rural Municipality

Apihimal () is a Rural council (Gaupalika) in Darchula District in the Sudurpashchim Pradesh of far-western Nepal. 
Apihimal has a population of 6779.The land area is 613.95 km2.
Etymology.
The rural council has named after the Api (mountain), here the word Himal stands for the Nepali translation of Mountain.
Geography.
There are mountains such as Api, Nampa, Kapchuli and Jethi in this rural municipality.