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Chaurjahari

Coordinates: 28°39′18″N 82°11′57″E / 28.6549°N 82.1992°E / 28.6549; 82.1992
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Chaurjahari
चौरजहारी[1]
Chaurjahari,Rukum
Chaurjahari is located in Nepal
Chaurjahari
Chaurjahari
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°39′18″N 82°11′57″E / 28.6549°N 82.1992°E / 28.6549; 82.1992
Country   Nepal
ProvinceKarnali Pradesh
DistrictWestern Rukum District
Government
 • MayorBishal Sharma (NCP)
 • Deputy MayorRadha Roka (NCP)
Area
 • Total107.38 km2 (41.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total27,438
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Websitehttp://chaurjaharimun.gov.np

Chaurjahari is a Municipality in Western Rukum District in Karnali province of Nepal that was established in 2015 through the merging the two former Village development committees Bijayaswori and Kotjahari.[2] It lies on the bank of Sani Bheri River. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 27,438 people living in 5,422 individual households.[3]

Transportation

Chaurjahari Airport lies in Old-Bijayashwari.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Chaurjahari Municipality". Government of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Govt declares 26 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Rukum Chaurjahari Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.