Phalgunanda Rural Municipality

Phalgunanda (Nepali: फाल्गुनन्द गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of seven rural municipality located in Panchthar District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 8 municipalities in Panchthar in which 1 is urban and 7 are rural.

Phalgunanda

फाल्गुनन्द गाउँपालिका
Phalgunanda
Location in Province No. 1
Phalgunanda
Phalgunanda (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27.02°N 87.72°E / 27.02; 87.72
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictPanchthar
Wards7
Established10 March 2017
Government
  TypeRural Council
  ChairpersonMr. Amar Kumar Nembang (NC)
  Vice-chairpersonMrs. Devitra Kumari Angdembe (NC)
Area
  Total107.53 km2 (41.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total24,060
  Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterPhaktep
Websiteofficial website

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Phalgunanda has an area of 107.53 square kilometres (41.52 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 24060 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1][2][3]

Nawamidanda, Imbung, Pauwa Sartap, Chilingdin, Aangsarang and Phaktep which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).[1][3]

The rural municipality is divided into total 7 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Phaktep.[1][3]

References

  1. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. "Falgunanda (Rural Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. "Welcome to फाल्गुनन्द गाउँपालिका" [Welcome to Phalgunanda Rural Municipality]. www.phalgunandamun.gov.np (in Nepali). Phalgunanda Rural Municipality. Retrieved 19 April 2018.


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