Mahawai

Mahawai (Nepali: महावै गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Kalikot District of Karnali Province of Nepal.[1][2]

Mahawai

महावै गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Mahawai
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°3′45″N 81°43′0″E
Country   Nepal
ProvinceKarnali Pradesh
DistrictKalikot
Wards7
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr. Nanda Bahadur Singh (NC)
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Manaraj Shahi (NCP)
Area
 • Total322.07 km2 (124.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total8,323
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
HeadquarterOdanaku
Websitemahawaimun.gov.np

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration, Mahawai rural municipality has an area of 322.07 square kilometres (124.35 sq mi) and the total population of the rural municipality is 8,323 as of 2011 Nepal census.

Gela, Odanaku and some parts of Chilkhaya which previously were all separate Village development committees merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level bodies.

The rural municipality is divided into total 7 wards and the headquarters of this newly formed rural municipality is situated at Odanaku.

References
  1. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण (Details of local levels)". www.mofald.gov.np/en. Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. "Final District 1-75 Corrected Last for RAJPATRA" (PDF). Retrieved 30 July 2018.


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