Harinagara Rural Municipality

हरिनगर गाउँपालिका
Location in Koshi Province
Coordinates: 26°30′12″N 87°07′19″E / 26.503297°N 87.121947°E / 26.503297; 87.121947
ProvinceKoshi Province
DistrictSunsari
Number of Wards7
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr. Gafar Ansari Miya (NC)
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Rimjhim Kumari Bhagat (NC)
Area
 • Total52.29 km2 (20.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total49,845
 • Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialNepali
 • AdditionalMaithili
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Sex Ratio97.19. /100 (2021)
Websiteofficial website

Harinagar (Nepali: हरिनगर गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of six rural municipality located in Sunsari District of Koshi Province of Nepal. There are a total of 12 municipalities in Sunsari in which 6 are urban and 6 are rural.

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (Nepal) Harinagar has an area of 52.29 square kilometres (20.19 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 49845 as of Census of Nepal 2021.[1][2]

Ramnagar Bhutaha, Gautampur, Harinagara, Basantapur and Ghuski which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (Nepal) replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).[1]

The rural municipality is divided into total 7 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Harinagara VDC.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. ^ "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.