Mahawai Rural Municipality

Mahawai (Nepali: महावै गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Kalikot District of Karnali Province of Nepal.^[1][2]

Mahawai महावै गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Mahawai Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°3′45″N 81°43′0″E
Country	Nepal
Province	Karnali Province
District	Kalikot
Wards	7
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. खेम बहादूर सिंह vision [ Maoist center Nepal]
• Vice-chairperson	Mr.दानसिंह सेजुवाल [cpn uml nepal]
Area
• Total	322.07 km2 (124.35 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,323
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Headquarter	Odanaku
Website	mahawaimun.gov.np

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration, Mahawai rural municipality has an area of 322.07 square kilometres (124.35 sq mi) and the total population of the rural municipality is 8,323 as of 2011 Nepal census.

Gela, Odanaku and some parts of Chilkhaya which previously were all separate Village development committees merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level bodies.

The rural municipality is divided into total 7 wards and the headquarters of this newly formed rural municipality is situated at Odanaku.

References

1. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण (Details of local levels)". www.mofald.gov.np/en. Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
2. "Final District 1-75 Corrected Last for RAJPATRA" (PDF). Retrieved 30 July 2018.

External links

• Official website