Himali Rural Municipality

Himali (Nepali: हमाली गाउँपालिका) is the newly formed rural municipality in Bajura District in the Sudurpashchim Pradesh of Nepal. It was formed in March 2017, when Government of Nepal announced 744 local level units in line with the Constitution of Nepal 2015.[1] It lies in the northern region of Bajura District and is also considered to be the remote place of this district.

Himali Rural Municipality

हमाली गाउपालिका
Himali Rural Municipality
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29.53°N 81.67°E / 29.53; 81.67
Country   Nepal
ProvinceSudurpashchim Pradesh
DistrictBajura
MunicipalityHimali Rural Municipality
No.of wards7
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • MayorGovinda Bahadur Malla
 • Deputy MayorChandra Devi Buddha
Area
 • Total830.33 km2 (320.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2017/18)
 • Total9,214
 • Religion
Hindu, Buddhist
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Postal code
10600
HeadquarterBaddhu
Websitehttp://himalimun.gov.np/

History

It is formed by merging previous VDCs named Bichhiya, Rugin and ward no. 1 to 7 of Baddhu VDC.[2] There is snowfall throughout the year in this region.

Himali Rural Municipality has an area of 830.33 square kilometres (320.59 sq mi) and the population of this municipality is 9,214. It is the second smallest rural municipality of Bajura district in terms of population. It is divided into 7 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed municipality is situated at Baddhu.

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References
  1. "New local level structure comes into effect from today". The Himalayan Times. March 10, 2017.
  2. "Final District 1-75 Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). mofald.gov.np (in Nepali).
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