Buddhashanti

Buddhashanti (Nepali: बुद्धशान्ति गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of seven rural municipality located in Jhapa District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 15 municipalities in Jhapa in which 8 are urban and 7 are rural. Buddhashanti, according to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme has an area of 79.78 square kilometres (30.80 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 41,615 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1][2][3]

Buddhashanti

बुद्धशान्ति गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Buddhashanti
Location in Province No. 1
Buddhashanti
Buddhashanti (Nepal)
Coordinates: 26.723838°N 88.050179°E / 26.723838; 88.050179
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictJhapa
Wards7
Established10 March 2017
SeatBudhabare
Government
 • TypeVillage Council
 • ChairpersonMr.Ramesh Kumar Bhujel (NC)
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Mira Bhurtel (NCP)
Area
 • Total79.78 km2 (30.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total41,615
 • Density520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Websiteofficial website

Budhabare and Shantinagar which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).[1][3]

The rural municipality is divided into total 7 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Budhabare.[1][3]

References
  1. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. "परिचय" [Introduction]. www.buddhashantimun.gov.np (in Nepali). Buddhashanti Rural Municipality. Retrieved 16 April 2018.


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