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
Municipality
Aathbiskot Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28.80°N 82.39°E
Country	Nepal
District	West Rukum
No. of wards	14
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Mayor	Mr. Gorkh Bahadur KC (NCP)
• Deputy mayor	Mrs. Gita Nepali (NCP)
Area
• Total	560.34 km^2 (216.35 sq mi)
Area rank	2nd
Population  (2011)
• Total	33,601
• Density	60/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code(s)	+977-88
Website	official 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.