Sunapati Rural Municipality

Sunapati is a Rural municipality located within the Ramechhap District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 86.98 square kilometres (33.58 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 18,141 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]

Sunapati (RM)

सुनापति गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Sunapati (RM)
Location
Sunapati (RM)
Sunapati (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°29′39″N 85°51′50″E
Country   Nepal
ProvinceBagmati
DistrictRamechhap District
Wards5
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr. Dhawal Lama
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Gita Bist Chaulagai
 • Term of office(2017 - 2022)
Area
 • Total86.91 km2 (33.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total18,141
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterHiledevi
Websitesunapatimun.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 Dimipokhari, Hiledevi, Bethan, Khaniyapani and small portion of Gunsi Bhadaure VDCs were merged to form Sunapati Rural Municipality. Sunapati is divided into 5 wards, with Hiledevi 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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