Barahapokhari Rural Municipality

Coordinates: 26°57′N 86°49′E / 26.95°N 86.82°E / 26.95; 86.82
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Barahapokhari
बराहपोखरी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Barahapokhari is located in Koshi Province
Barahapokhari
Barahapokhari
Location in Province No. 1
Barahapokhari is located in Nepal
Barahapokhari
Barahapokhari
Barahapokhari (Nepal)
Coordinates: 26°57′N 86°49′E / 26.95°N 86.82°E / 26.95; 86.82
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictKhotang
Wards6
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr. Shalikram Banjara
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Goma Magar
Area
 • Total141.6 km2 (54.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,349
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterSaunechaur
Websiteofficial website

Barahapokhari (Nepali: वराहपोखरी गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of eight rural municipality located in Khotang District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 10 municipalities in Khotang in which 2 are urban and 8 are rural.

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Barahapokhari has an area of 141.6 square kilometres (54.7 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 14349 as of Census of Nepal 2011. [1] [2]

Pauwasera, Phaktang, Barahapokhari, Mauwabote, Saunechaur and Suntale which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).[1]

The rural municipality is divided into total 6 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Saunechaur.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. ^ "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

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