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Gaindakot
गैँडाकोट नगरपालिका | |
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Coordinates: 27°44′N 84°23′E / 27.73°N 84.39°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Province | Gandaki |
District | Nawalpur |
Government | |
• Mayor | Madan Bhakta Adhikari (NC) |
• Deputy Mayor | Shanti Koirala (NC) |
Area | |
• Total | 159.93 km2 (61.75 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 58,841 [1] |
• Density | 367.92/km2 (952.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Postal code | 33003 |
Area code | 078 |
Website | www.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]