Byas
व्याँस | |
|---|---|
 A river in Byas rural council | |
  Byas Location in province  Byas Byas (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 29°55′N 80°41′E / 29.92°N 80.69°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
| District | Darchula |
| No. of wards | 6 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Mangal Singh Dhami |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mr. Binod Singh Kunwar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 839.26 km2 (324.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,347 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Headquarters | Sunsera |
| Website | https://vyansmun.gov.np/ |
Byas (Nepali: व्याँस, romanized: Vyans, also spelt Vyas, Vyans and Byans) is a rural municipality located in Darchula District of Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.[1]
The total area of the rural municipality is 839.26 square kilometres (324.04 sq mi) and the total population of the rural municipality as of 2011 Nepal census is 10,347 individuals. The rural municipality is divided into total 6 wards.[2][3][4]
Byas (Nepali: व्याँस) is derived from Vyasa (Sanskrit: व्यास), the one who classified the Vedas. It is said that the Great Sage Vyasa meditated at this place, giving the region its name.
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- ^ District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np (Report) (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. p. 398. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Darchula district profile 2074" (PDF). www.cbs.gov.np (in Nepali). Central bureau of Statistics (Nepal). 2018. p. 8. Retrieved 9 February 2020.