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Miklajung Rural Municipality, Panchthar

Coordinates: 26°56′N 87°40′E / 26.93°N 87.67°E / 26.93; 87.67
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Miklajung
मिक्लाजुङ गाउँपालिका
Miklajung is located in Koshi Province
Miklajung
Miklajung
Location in Province No. 1
Miklajung is located in Nepal
Miklajung
Miklajung
Miklajung (Nepal)
Coordinates: 26°56′N 87°40′E / 26.93°N 87.67°E / 26.93; 87.67
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictPanchthar
Wards8
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr. Amirraj Makhim (NCP)
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Urmila Rai (NCP)
Area
 • Total166.61 km2 (64.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total24,715
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterRabi, Panchthar
Websiteofficial website

Miklajung (Nepali: मिक्लाजुङ गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of seven rural municipality located in Panchthar District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 8 municipalities in Panchthar in which 1 is urban and 7 are rural.

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Miklajung has an area of 166.61 square kilometres (64.33 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 24715 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1][2][3]

Aarubote, Sarangdanda, Rabi, Kurumba, Limba and Durdimba 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][3]

The rural municipality is divided into total 8 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Rabi.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. ^ "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "मिक्लाजुङ गाउँपालिकाको परिचय" [Introduction of Miklajung rural municipality]. www.miklajungmunpanchthar.gov.np (in Nepali). Miklajung Rural Municipality. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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