Sandakpur Rural Municipality

Sandakpur
सन्दकपुर गाउँपालिका
Sandakpur is located in Koshi Province
Sandakpur
Sandakpur
Location in Province No. 1
Sandakpur is located in Nepal
Sandakpur
Sandakpur
Sandakpur (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°03′N 87°54′E / 27.05°N 87.90°E / 27.05; 87.90
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictIlam
Wards5
Established10 March 2017
SeatMaipokhari
Government
 • TypeVillage Council
 • ChairpersonMr. Tularam Gurung (Nepali Congress)
 • Vice-chairpersonMr. Hari Bahadur Lungeli (CPN(Unified Socialist)
Area
 • Total156.01 km2 (60.24 sq mi)
Elevation
3,636 m (11,929 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total15,444
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Postal Code
57309
Websiteofficial website

Sandakpur (Nepali: सन्दकपुर गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of six rural municipality located in Ilam District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 10 municipalities in Ilam in which 4 are urban and 6 are rural.

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development Sandakpur has an area of 156.01 square kilometres (60.24 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 15444 as of Census of Nepal 2021.[1][2]

Maimajhuwa, Mabu, Sulubung, Maipokhari and Jamuna 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 replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).[1][3]

The rural municipality is divided into total 5 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Maipokhari.

  1. ^ a b "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Introduction" [Introduction]. www.sandakpurmun.gov.np (in Nepali). Sandakpur Rural Municipality. Retrieved 15 April 2018.