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List of gaunpalikas of Nepal

List of gaunpalikas of Nepal

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Gaunpalika (Nepali: गाउँपालिका, romanized: gāunpālikā, lit.'Rural municipal') is the newly formed lower administrative division in Nepal.[1][2] This administrative division was established in 2017, and replaced the existing village development committees. There are currently 460 rural municipalities.[3][4]

This is a list of the Gaunpalika or rural municipalities of Nepal published by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration.[5][6][7]

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Classification

The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has classified the local units into four grades based on infrastructure and social development.[8][9]

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Koshi Pradesh

There are a total of 88 Rural municipalities in Koshi Pradesh spread in 14 districts.

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Madhesh Pradesh

There are total 59 rural municipalities in Province No. 2 spread in 8 districts.

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Bagmati Province

There are 74 rural municipalities in Bagmati Province spread in 13 districts.

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Gandaki Province

There are 58 rural municipalities in Gandaki Province spread in 11 districts.

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Lumbini Province

There are 73 rural municipalities in Lumbini Province.

  • Raptisonari is the largest rural municipality of Lumbini by area and population both. It has an area of 1,041.73 square kilometres (402.21 sq mi) and population 59,946 individuals while Palhinandan is the smallest rural municipality of Lumbini with just an area of 44.67 square kilometres (17.25 sq mi) and Thabang is the least populated rural municipality with 10,881 individuals.
  • There are two Mayadevi Rural Municipalities in Lumbini, one in Rupandehi (Mayadevi, Rupandehi) and another in Kapilbastu (Mayadevi, Kapilvastu).
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Karnali Province

There are 54 rural municipalities in Karnali Province.

  • Namkha is the largest rural municipality in Karnali Province with an area of 2,419.64 square kilometres (934.23 sq mi) and Darma is the smallest rural municipality with an area of 81.46 square kilometres (31.45 sq mi).
  • Barahatal is the most populous rural municipality in Karnali with 26,802 individuals and Chharka Tangsong is the least populous rural municipality with 1451 individuals only.
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Sudurpashchim Province

There are 54 rural municipalities in Sudurpashchim Province.

  • Saipal is the largest and least populous rural municipality in Sudurpashchim with an area of 1,467.27 square kilometres (566.52 sq mi) and population is 2,182 individuals only.
  • Beldandi is the smallest rural municipality with an area of 36.7 square kilometres (14.2 sq mi).
  • Janaki is the most populous rural municipality in Sudurpashchim with 48,540 individuals.
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See also


References

  1. "District Coordination Committee". MoFALD. Government of Nepal. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. "481 chiefs appointed in rural municipalities". No. 18 March 2017. myRepublica. Nepal Republic Media Pvt. Ltd. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. "Final District 1-75 Corrected Last for RAJPATRA" (PDF). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. MoFALD. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. "Government groups local federal units into four categories". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

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