Chaubise
Chaubise (Nepali: चौबिसे) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of four rural municipality located in Dhankuta District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 7 municipalities in Dhankuta in which 3 are urban and 4 are rural.
Chaubise चौबिसे गाउँपालिका | |
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Rural Municipality | |
![]() ![]() Chaubise Location in Province No. 1 ![]() ![]() Chaubise Chaubise (Nepal) | |
Coordinates: 26.87377°N 87.43562°E | |
Province | Province No. 1 |
District | Dhankuta |
Wards | 8 |
Established | 10 March 2017 |
Seat | Rajarani |
Government | |
• Type | Village Council |
• Chairperson | Mr. Khajindra Rai (NCP) |
• Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Yagya Kumari Ruchal (NCP) |
Area | |
• Total | 147.6 km2 (57.0 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2,350 m (7,710 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 19,283 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
Website | official website |
According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development Chaubise has an area of 147.6 square kilometres (57.0 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 19283 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1][2] To form this new Rural Municipality 6 No. Budhabare, Mudebas, Kuruletenupa, Bodhe, Rajarani, Maunabuthuk and Basantatar were merged, which previously were all separate Village development committee (local level administrative villages).[3] 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).
The Gaunpalika is divided into 8 wards and the Rajarani, Dhankuta is the Headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality.
References
- "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "संक्षिप्त परिचय" [Short introduction]. www.chaubisemun.gov.np (in Nepali). Chaubise Municipality. Retrieved 13 April 2018.