Patan is a municipality in Baitadi District in the Mahakali Zone in Sudurpaschim Province of Far-western Nepal.

The new municipality was formed by merging six existing villages Sakar, Silanga, Bhumeswor Gujar Basantapur and Patan on 2 December 2014.

Climate is medium (nor very hot neither very cool) it belongs to mid hill region.

Mainly in this area specially (Bista Bist Bisht), Brahmin, Chhetri and Thakuri peoples are living.

Mainly people of this area depends on Agriculture but other occupation is also income source.