Kaligandaki (RM)
कालीगण्डकी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Kaligandaki (RM) is located in Lumbini Province
Kaligandaki (RM)
Kaligandaki (RM)
Location
Kaligandaki (RM) is located in Nepal
Kaligandaki (RM)
Kaligandaki (RM)
Kaligandaki (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°03′N 83°33′E / 28.05°N 83.55°E / 28.05; 83.55
Country   Nepal
ProvinceLumbini
DistrictGulmi
Wards7
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr. Bed Bahadur Thapa
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Tara Thapa
 • Term of office(2017 - 2022)
Area
 • Total101.04 km2 (39.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total18,876
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterPurtighat
Websitekaligandakimungulmi.gov.np

Kaligandaki is a Rural municipality located in the eastern part of the Gulmi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 101.04 square kilometres (39.01 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 18,876 according to the 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Harmichaur, Phoksing, Arbani, Jayakhani, Purtighat, Khadgakot and Bhurtung VDCs were merged to form Kaligandaki Rural Municipality. Kaligandaki is divided into 7 wards, with Purtighat declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

References

  1. ↑ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.


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