Gitanagar
Gitanagar
गीतानगर Geetanagar | |
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| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Narayani Zone |
| District | Chitwan District |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 11,173 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Gitanagar is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 11,173 people living in 2101 individual households.[1]
The town was named after "Geeta Rani" during the Rapti Land Distribution Project which occurred in the early 1950s. Gitanagar is divided into nine wards. Wards in Gitanagar include Amarbasti, Parasnagar, Geetangar, Champanagar, Devnagar, Uzzolnagar, Prithibinagar, Kesharbhag and Indrapuri.
Media
To promote local culture, Gitanagar has one FM radio station, Radio Narayani – 105.2 MHZ, which is a Community radio station.
References
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
Headquarters: Bharatpur | ||
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