Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality

Hanumannagar Kankalinimai[2] is a municipality of Saptari District in Sagarmatha Zone of eastern Nepal. The municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Hanuman Nagar, Joginiya-1, Joginiya-2, Gobargada and Inarwa village development committees (VDCs).[3][4] Later, Bhardaha, Portaha, Madhawapur, Rampur Malhniya, Malhniya village development committees (VDCs) were added to the existing Hanumannagar Yoginimai Municipality.

Hanumannagar Kankalini

हनुमाननगर कंकालिनी
Municipality
Hanumannagar Kankalini
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26.5059°N 86.8597°E / 26.5059; 86.8597
Country   Nepal
ZoneSagarmatha
DistrictSaptari District
Government
 • MayorSailesh Sah[1]
 • Deputy MayorSarita Devi Yadav Sipaliya[1]
Population
 (2011)
 • Total20,915
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
54600
Area code(s)031
Websitehanumannagarkankalinimun.gov.np

The center of the municipality is establish in the mid of Hanumannagar Bazaar. After merging the 10 VDCs population it had a total population of 45,734 according to 2011 Nepal census.[5] After the government decision the number of municipalities has reached 217 in Nepal.[6] Thus formed municipality has 14 wards. Sailesh Sah was elected as the first Mayor of the municipality after the 2017 Nepalese local elections.

References
  1. "सप्तरीको हनुमाननगर कंकालिनीमा राजपा विजय" [Rajp victory in Hanumannagar Kankalini of Saptari]. Kantipur Daily (in Nepali). 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. "Govt declares 26 new municipalities". EKantipur. 19 September 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. "26 new Municipalities announced". The Rising Nepal. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  4. "Govt announces 26 municipalities" (PDF). The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  5. "Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  6. "Govt adds 26 municipalities, 1 sub metropolis". Setopati. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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