Bulingtar Rural Municipality

Bulingtar is a Rural municipality located within the Nawalpur District of the Gandaki Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 147.68 square kilometres (57.02 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 19,122 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1] [2]

Bulingtar (RM)

बुलिङटार गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Bulingtar (RM)
Location
Bulingtar (RM)
Bulingtar (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27.82°N 84.20°E / 27.82; 84.20
Country   Nepal
ProvinceGandaki
DistrictNawalpur
Wards6
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr. Shishikiran Bastakoti
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Maina Bi. Ka.
 • Term of office(2017 - 2022)
Area
 • Total147.68 km2 (57.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total19,122
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterBulingtar
Websitebulingtarmun.gov.np

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. [3] [4] The previous Bulingtar, Kotathar, Dadajheri Tadi, Arkhala, part of Jaubari and Bharatipur VDCs were merged to form Bulingtar Rural Municipality. Bulingtar is divided into 6 wards, with Bulingtar VDC declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

References
  1. "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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