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Simkot Rural Municipality
Rural Municipality in Karnali Province, Nepal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For headquarters of Humla District, see Simikot.
Simkot (Nepali: सिमकोट गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Humla District of Karnali Province of Nepal.[1][2][3]
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Simkot
सिमकोट गाउँपालिका | |
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![]() Simkot village | |
Coordinates: 29°58′18″N 81°49′15″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Karnali Province |
District | Humla |
Wards | 8 |
Established | 10 March 2017 |
Government | |
• Type | Rural Council |
• Chairperson | Mr.Padam Bahadur Lama (NC) |
• Vice-chairperson | Mr.Wali Rawat -Independent |
Area | |
• Total | 785.89 km2 (303.43 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,557 |
• Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Headquarter | Simikot |
Website | simkotmun |
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The rural municipality is divided into total 8 wards and the headquarters of the rural municipality is situated at Simikot.
Simikot airport is one and only airport of Humla, located on Simikot. Simkot serves as the gateway to Mansarobar/ Kailash pilgrimage.