Champadevi

Champadevi (Nepali: चम्पादेवी गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of seven rural municipality located in Okhaldhunga District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 8 municipalities in Okhaldhunga in which 1 is urban and 7 are rural.

Champadevi

चम्पादेवी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Champadevi
Location in Province No. 1
Champadevi
Champadevi (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27.30°N 86.28°E / 27.30; 86.28
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictOkhaldhunga
Wards10
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr.Nawaraj KC (NC)
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Nirmala Devi Raika (NC)
Area
 • Total126.91 km2 (49.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total18,613
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterKalikadevi
Websiteofficial website

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Champadevi has an area of 126.91 square kilometres (49.00 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 18613 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1][2]

Palapu, Kalikadevi, Phediguth, Phulbari, Sagarmatha, Bilandu and Raniban, Sagarmatha 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]

The rural municipality is divided into total 10 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Kalikadevi.[1]

References
  1. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.


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