Sotang Rural Municipality
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Sotang Rural Municipality
सोताङ गाउँपालिका | |
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  Sotang Rural Municipality Location of the Municipality  Sotang Rural Municipality Sotang Rural Municipality (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates (Chaurikharka): 27°28′10″N 86°47′25″E / 27.4694°N 86.7903°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Solukhumbu District |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Local executive |
| • Chairperson | Bir Bahadur Rai |
| • Vice-chairperson | Lakshmi Karki Basnet |
| Area | |
| • Total | 103 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,530 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Website | official website |
Sotang (Nepali: सोताङ) is a rural municipality out of 7 rural municipalities of Solukhumbu District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. It was established on 10 March 2017 merging former VDCs Sotang, Pawai and Gudel (only 2 wards of Gudel).
Total area of Sotang is 103 square kilometres (40 sq mi) and the population is 9,530, according to the 2011 census of Nepal.[1] Sotang is divided into 5 wards.
Sotang is surrounded by Mahakulung rural municipality from east, Dudhkoshi rural municipality from north-west, Dudhkaushika rural municipality from south-west. Khotang District touching the border of municipality from south.
References
- ^ "Sotang Rural municipality in Nepal". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
External links
- Official website of the rural municipality
- www.dzi.org
