Hupsekot Rural Municipality

Coordinates: 27°41′26″N 84°3′44″E / 27.69056°N 84.06222°E / 27.69056; 84.06222
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Hupsekot (RM)
हुप्सेकोट गाउँपालिका
Hupsekot (RM) is located in Gandaki Province
Hupsekot (RM)
Hupsekot (RM)
Location
Hupsekot (RM) is located in Nepal
Hupsekot (RM)
Hupsekot (RM)
Hupsekot (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°41′26″N 84°3′44″E / 27.69056°N 84.06222°E / 27.69056; 84.06222
Country   Nepal
ProvinceGandaki
DistrictNawalpur
Wards6
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMrs. Laxmi Devi Pandey
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Swatantra Kopila Malla
 • Term of office(2017 - 2022)
Area
 • Total189.21 km2 (73.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total25,065
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterDeurali
Websitehupsekotmun.gov.np

Hupsekot is a Rural municipality located within the Nawalpur District of the Gandaki Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 189.21 square kilometres (73.05 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 25,065 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 Hupsekot, Dhobadi and Deurali VDCs were merged to form Hupsekot Rural Municipality. Hupsekot is divided into 6 wards, with Deurali declared the administrative center of the rural municipality. Thumki Devi Temple is a major attraction of Hupsekot.Koliya is the central of Hupsekot and Ashwin Sigdel has been named head of the place.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. ^ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

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