Makawanpurgadhi Rural Municipality

Makawanpurgadhi is a Rural municipality located within the Makawanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 148.72 square kilometres (57.42 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 25,322 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1] [2]

Makawanpurgadhi (RM) मकवानपुरगढी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Makawanpurgadhi (RM) Location Makawanpurgadhi (RM) Makawanpurgadhi (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27.42°N 85.17°E
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati
District	Makawanpur
Wards	8
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Bidur Humagai
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Harkmaya Rumba
• Term of office	(2017 - 2022)
Area
• Total	148.72 km^2 (57.42 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	25,322
• Density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Makwanpurgadhi
Website	makawanpurgadhimun.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 Makwanpurgadhi, Ambhanjyang, Sukaura and Budhichaur VDCs were merged to form Makawanpurgadhi Rural Municipality. Makawanpurgadhi is divided into 8 wards, with Makwanpurgadhi 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