Arunkhola (Nepali: अरुणखोला) is a town situated on the bank of the river Arun (formerly Arung, named after its source in Palpa) before as Naya Belhani VDC Ward No.

[1] The east-to-west Mahendra Highway passes through the Arunkhola bazaar, and is 197 km southwest of the capital city Kathmandu.

While a large number of people in Arunkhola rely on business, its economy is still mainly based on agriculture, service and trade.

There is also a big community of ex-servicemen of the British and Indian Army, an ex-service men colony in the south of Arunkhola.

Arunkhola is about 3 km north of Narayani river and Charkoshe Jhhadi - the largest forest of Nepal and the home of wild animals such as Rhinos, Tigers, etc.