Naukunda Rural Municipality

Naukunda is a Rural municipality located within the Rasuwa District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 126.99 square kilometres (49.03 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 11,824 according to a 2011 Nepal census.^[1][2]

Naukunda (RM) नौकुण्ड गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 28°01′22″N 85°16′06″E
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati
District	Rasuwa District
Wards	6
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Nurbu Syangbo Ghale
• Vice-chairperson	Mr. Chandra Bahadur Galan
• Term of office	(2017 - 2022)
Area
• Total	126.99 km2 (49.03 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,824
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Saramthali
Website	naukundamun.gov.np

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.^[3][4] The previous Yarsa, Saramthali and half portion of Bhorle VDCs were merged to form Naukunda Rural Municipality. Naukunda is divided into 6 wards, with Saramthali declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

References

1. "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
2. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
3. "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
4. "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

External links

• official website of the rural municipality