Madhuwan, Bardiya

Madhuwan (Nepali: मधुवन) is a municipality located in Bardiya District of Province No. 5 of Nepal. It is one out of six municipality of Bardiya District. The municipality is surrounded by Gulariya and Barbardiya in the east, India borders from the west, Thakurbaba and Geruwa Rural Municipality in the north. Bardiya National Park touches the border of the municipality by north.[1] [2]

Madhuwan मधुवन
Municipality
Madhuwan Madhuwan
Coordinates: 28.292115°N 81.271029°E
Country	Nepal
Province	Province No. 5
District	Bardiya
No. of wards	9
Established	2 December 2014
Incorporated (VDC)	Sanesri, Taratal, Suryapatawa and Dhodhari
Incorporated (date)	2017
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Madhuwan Municipality
• Mayor	Ganesh Bahadur Chhetri
• Deputy Mayor	Suwarani Tharu
Area
• Total	129.73 km^2 (50.09 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	46,437
• Density	360/km^2 (930/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NPT)
Website	madhuwanmun.gov.np

Total area of the municipality is 129.73 square kilometres (50.09 sq mi) and total population according to the 2011 Nepal census is 46437 individuals. The municipality is divided into total 9 wards.[2]

Background

The municipality was established on 2 December 2014, when the government announced 61 more new municipalities.[3] This new municipality was established merging the two then VDCs, e.g. Sanesri and Taratal and this new municipality was named Sanoshree Taratal. On 10 March 2017 two more VDCs Suryapatawa and Dhodhari Incorporated with this municipality and renamed it to Madhuwan.[2]

See also

• Bardiya District
• Province No. 5

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. "Government announced 61 municipalities". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2018.