Devghat Rural Municipality

Devghat is a Rural municipality located within the Tanahun District of the Gandaki Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 159 square kilometres (61 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 16,131 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1] [2]

Devghat (RM) देवघाट गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Devghat (RM) Location Devghat (RM) Devghat (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27.80°N 84.41°E
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Tanahun
Wards	5
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Durg Bahadur Thapa
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Bimla Thapa
• Term of office	(2017 - 2022)
Area
• Total	159 km^2 (61 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	16,131
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Devghat
Website	devghatmun.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 Devghat, Kota, Chhipchhipe and part of Baidi VDCs were merged to form Devghat Rural Municipality. Devghat is divided into 5 wards, with Devghat 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.

External links

• official website of the rural municipality