Aathbiskot

Aathbiskot is a Municipality in West Rukum District in Karnali province of Nepal that was established in 2015 through the merging the former Village development committees of Aathbiskot, Aathbisdandagaun, Ghetma, Magma, Gotamkot and Syalakhadi.[1] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 33,601 people living in 6,421 individual households.[2]

Aathbiskot

आठबीसकोट
Aathbiskot
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28.80°N 82.39°E / 28.80; 82.39
Country   Nepal
DistrictWest Rukum
No. of wards14
Established10 March 2017
Government
  MayorMr. Gorkh Bahadur KC (NCP)
  Deputy mayorMrs. Gita Nepali (NCP)
Area
  Total560.34 km2 (216.35 sq mi)
Area rank2nd
Population
 (2011)
  Total33,601
  Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code(s)+977-88
Websiteofficial website

Media

To Promote local culture Aathbiskot has one FM radio station Radio Sisne - 92.8 MHz Which is a Community radio Station.

References

  1. "आठविसकोट नगरपालिकाको संक्षिप्त परिचय" (in Nepali). नगर कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय, आठविसकोट, रुकुम पश्चिम ६ नं. प्रदेश, नेपाल. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.


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