Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality

Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality धवलागिरी गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28.474543°N 83.354875°E / 28.474543; 83.354875
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Myagdi District
Area
• Total	1,037 km2 (400 sq mi)
• Rank	10th (Nepal)
Population
• Total	14,104
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://dhawalagirimun.gov.np/

Dhaulagiri Municipality (Nepali :धवलागिरी गाँउपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Myagdi District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with the implementation of the new local administrative structure, VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Dhaulagiri is one of these 753 local units.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality had a population of 14,112. Of these, 94.7% spoke Nepali, 4.6% Kham, 0.2% Sanskrit, 0.2% Sign language, 0.1% Chantyal and 0.2% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 33.6% were Magar, 30.9% Kami, 12.9% Chhetri, 9.8% Chhantyal, 5.0% Hill Brahmin, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.9% Gurung, 1.3% Thakuri, 1.1% other Dalit, 0.6% Sarki, 0.6% Thakali, 0.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Pattharkatta/Kushwadiya and 0.3% others.

In terms of religion, 94.0% were Hindu, 4.0% Buddhist, 1.8% Christian, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.1% others.

In terms of literacy, 63.6% could read and write, 3.9% could only read and 32.4% could neither read nor write.