Marin is a Rural municipality located within the Sindhuli District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 324.55 square kilometres (125.31 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 27,822 according to a 2011 Nepal census.^[1][2]

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Marin (RM) मरिण गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 27°15′52″N 85°43′59″E
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati
District	Sindhuli District
Wards	7
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Bimarsa Moktan
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Bimala Majhi
• Term of office	(2017 - 2022)
Area
• Total	324.55 km2 (125.31 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	27,822
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Kapilakot
Website	marinmun.gov.np

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On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.^[3][4] The previous Mahadevasthan, Kalpabrishykha and Kapilakot VDCs were merged to form Marin Rural Municipality. Marin is divided into 8 wards, with Kapilakot declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Marin Rural Municipality had a population of 27,822. Of these, 56.1% spoke Tamang, 19.2% Nepali, 11.5% Magar, 8.5% Majhi, 1.8% Newar, 0.7% Thangmi, 0.3% Maithili, 0.2% Sunwar, 0.1% Vayu, 0.1% Sign language and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[5]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 56.1% were Tamang, 14.1% Majhi, 12.5% Magar, 4.3% Chhetri, 4.0% Kami, 2.8% Newar, 1.6% Hill Brahmin, 1.6% Damai/Dholi, 0.7% Thami, 0.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Sarki, 0.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Sunuwar, 0.1% Hayu, 0.1% Sonar and 0.3% others.^[6]

In terms of religion, 63.4% were Buddhist, 25.9% Hindu, 9.9% Prakriti, 0.3% Christian and 0.4% others.^[7]

In terms of literacy, 54.4% could read and write, 2.8% could only read and 42.6% could neither read nor write.^[8]