Airawati Rural Municipality
Airawati (RM)
ऐरावती गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
  Airawati (RM) Location  Airawati (RM) Airawati (RM) (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°59′N 82°56′E / 27.98°N 82.94°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini |
| District | Pyuthan |
| Wards | 6 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Nabil Bikram Shah |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mr. Buddha Bahadur Basnet |
| • Term of office | (2017 - 2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 156.75 km2 (60.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 22,392 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Baraula |
| Website | airawatimun |
Airawati is a Rural municipality located within the Pyuthan District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 156.75 square kilometres (60.52 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 22,392 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Dangbang Baraula, Pakla, Bijuli, Dhubang (some portion not included) and Raspurkot (some portion not included) VDCs were merged to form Airawati Rural Municipality. Airawati is divided into 6 wards, with Baraula declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
References[edit]
- ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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