Dhunibeshi

Municipality in Bagmati, Nepal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dhunibeshi is a municipality located within the Dhading District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 96.30 square kilometres (37.18 sq mi), with a total population of 31,029 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]

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Dhunibeshi Municipality
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Dhunibeshi Municipality
Dhunibeshi Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27.43°N 85.09°E / 27.43; 85.09
CountryNepal
ProvinceBagmati
DistrictDhading
No. of wards9
Established10 March 2017
Incorporated (VDC)Naubise, Chhatre Dyaurali, Jiwanpur
Government
  TypeMayor–council
  BodyDhunibeshi Municipality Municipality
  MayorBalkrishna Acharya (CPN (US))
  Deputy MayorSuraj Upreti NC
  MP & ConstituencyDhading 1
  MLA & ConstituencyDhading 1(A)
Rajendra Prasad Pandey (CPN (US))
Area
  Total
96.30 km2 (37.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
31,029
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Websitedhunibeshimun.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 Naubise, Chhatre Dyaurali and Jiwanpur VDCs were merged to form Dhunibeshi. Dhunibeshi is divided into 9 wards, with Naubise declared the administrative center of the municipality.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dhunibeshi Municipality had a population of 31,029. Of these, 77.1% spoke Nepali, 18.8% Tamang, 2.9% Newar, 0.3% Maithili, 0.2% Bhojpuri, 0.1% English, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Tharu, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[5]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 28.1% were Tamang, 24.3% Hill Brahmin, 21.3% Chhetri, 6.4% Newar, 4.5% Sarki, 3.0% Magar, 2.9% Rai, 2.1% Kami, 1.6% Damai/Dholi, 1.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.9% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.7% Danuwar, 0.7% Thakuri, 0.4% Musalman, 0.2% Chepang/Praja, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Bhote, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Hajam/Thakur, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Jirel, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% Yadav and 0.3% others.[6]

In terms of religion, 81.0% were Hindu, 16.3% Buddhist, 2.1% Christian, 0.4% Muslim, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.1% others.[7]

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