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Jaljala Rural Municipality

Coordinates: 28°20′N 83°35′E / 28.34°N 83.58°E / 28.34; 83.58
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Jaljala Rural Municipality
जलजला गाउँपालिका
जलजला गाउँपालिकाको वडा विभाजन
जलजला गाउँपालिकाको वडा विभाजन
Jaljala Rural Municipality is located in Gandaki Province
Jaljala Rural Municipality
Jaljala Rural Municipality
नेपालको नक्शामा जलजला गाउँपालिका
Jaljala Rural Municipality is located in Nepal
Jaljala Rural Municipality
Jaljala Rural Municipality
Jaljala Rural Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates (Mallaj): 28°20′N 83°35′E / 28.34°N 83.58°E / 28.34; 83.58
Country   Nepal
ProvinceGandaki Province
DistrictParbat District
Established२७ Phalguna २०७३
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyVillage Executive [ne]
 • ChairpersonRaju Prasad Acharya (Nepali Congress)
 • Vice-chairperson [ne]Dipak Acharya (mawobadi)
 • Chief Administrative officerPhanindra Prasad Acharya
Area
 • Total82.26 km2 (31.76 sq mi)
Population
 • Total21,454
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Area code+९७७-६७
Centerसाविकको माझफाँट गाविसको कार्यालय

Jaljala (Nepali: जलजला गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality in Parbat District of Gandaki Province, of Nepal.[1][2][3] It was mapped by merging the pre-existing rural development committees of Parbat District including Baskharka, Mallaj Majhphant, Lekhphant, Dhairing, Nagliwang, Banau and Salija.[4]

The total population of this rural municipality is 21,454. Its area is 82.26 km square. The main office is located at the pre-existing head office of Mallaj Majhphant. The rural municipality is divided into 9 wards. The neighboring local authorities includes Modi rural municipality in the east, Myagdi and Parbat districts in the west, Myagdi District in the north and Kusma municipality and Baglung District in the south.[5]

Demographics

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At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Jaljala Rural Municipality had a population of 21,527. Of these, 94.3% spoke Nepali, 4.0% Magar, 0.3% Bhojpuri, 0.3% Gurung, 0.3% Newar, 0.2%Hindi, 0.2% Tamang and 0.4% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 23.9% were Magar, 22.8% Hill Brahmin, 20.5% Chhetri, 16.8% Damai/Dholi, 5.5% Kami, 2.5% Sarki, 2.3% Thakuri, 1.4% Newar, 0.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami and 3.4% others.

In terms of religion, 81.6% were Hindu, 15.9% Buddhist, 1.4% Christian, 0.8% Muslim and 0.3% others.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Jaljala (Rural Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "गाउँ र नगरपालिका कुन जिल्लामा कति ? (सूची)". Lokaantar (in Nepali). Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Setopati". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017.
  4. ^ "गाउँ र नगरपालिका कुन जिल्लामा कति ? - Naya Patrika". Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  5. ^ "गाउँपालिका र नगरपालिका कायमगर्ने गरि उक्त एकाईहरुको नाम, संख्या, सीमाना, केन्द्र र वडाको सीमाना सहितको विवरण | | सङ्घीय मामिला तथा सामान्य प्रशासन मन्त्रालय". www.mofald.gov.np.
  6. ^ NepalMap Demographics