Kamalbazar
Kamalbazar
कमलबजार | |
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Coordinates: 29°07′N 81°19′E / 29.11°N 81.31°E | |
Country | Nepal |
District | Achham District |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 23,738 |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Kamalbazar (Nepali: कमलबजार) is a municipality in Achham District in Province No. 7 of Nepal that was established on 18 September 2015 by merging the former Village development committees Bayala, Dhaku, Chalsa, Sera, Muli and Mashtabandali and Kuika.[1] Kamalbazar is a trade centre for East Achham. It also has a Primary Health Center and some banking facilities, which benefit locals, as they previously had to go the district headquarter Mangalsen to use such services.[citation needed] Wind energy facilities and solar power facilities support the local power supply.[citation needed]. Administrative offices are located in the former Bayala.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 23,738 people living in 4,482 individual households.[2]
Transportation
Kamalbazar Airport lies in Kamalbazar but is currently out of operation.
References
- ^ "The Kathmandu Post :: Govt declares 26 new municipalities". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.