Bhagawatimai

Bhagawatimai (Nepali: भगवतीमाई) is a rural municipality located in Dailekh District of Karnali Province of Nepal.[1]

Bhagawatimai भगवतीमाई
Rural municipality
Bhagawatimai Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°48′36″N 81°48′36″E
Country	Nepal
Province	Karnali
District	Dailekh
No. of wards	7
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural council
• Chairperson	Mr. Daan Bahadur Thapa (NCP)
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Chandra Regmi (NCP)
Area
• Total	151.52 km^2 (58.50 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	18,778
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Headquarters	Pagnath
Website	official website

The total area of the rural municipality is 151.52 square kilometres (58.50 sq mi) and the total population of the rural municipality as of 2011 Nepal census is 18,778 individuals. The rural municipality is divided into total 7 wards.[2]

The rural municipality was established on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal restricted all old administrative structure and announced 744 local level units (although the number increased to 753 later) as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015.[3][4]

Pagnath, Rum, Moheltoli, Jagannath, Katti and Bada Bhairab Village development committees were incorporated to form this new rural municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Pagnath.[2]

References

1. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
2. "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. 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

• Website
• On Citypopulation.de