Gaindakot Municipality

Gaindakot
गैँडाकोट नगरपालिका
Gaindakot is located in Gandaki Province
Gaindakot
Gaindakot
Location in Nepal
Gaindakot is located in Nepal
Gaindakot
Gaindakot
Gaindakot (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°44′N 84°23′E / 27.73°N 84.39°E / 27.73; 84.39
Country   Nepal
ProvinceGandaki
DistrictNawalpur
Government
 • MayorMadan Bhakta Adhikari (NC)
 • Deputy MayorShanti Koirala (NC)
Area
 • Total159.93 km2 (61.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total58,841 [1]
 • Density367.92/km2 (952.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
33003
Area code078
Websitewww.gaindakotmun.gov.np

Gaindakot (Nepali: गैँडाकोट, pronounced [ˈɡʌ̃ĩ̯ɽakoʈ]; sometimes spelled Gaidakot) is a municipality in Nawalpur District in the Gandaki Zone of southern Nepal. It became a municipality in May 2014 by merging the existing Mukundapur, Amarapuri, and Gaindakot VDCs.[2][3] It was again expanded by merging Ratanpur VDC. It is situated on the shore of Narayani River in the lap of Maula Kalika temple. So this place has a great possibility of tourism development. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 58,841 and 13,623 individual households according to 2011 Nepal census.[4]

  1. ^ "Population statistics of Nepal in the year 2011 A.D" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2013.
  2. ^ "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.