Sidingwa
सिदिङ्वा | |
|---|---|
 Sidingwa Rural Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 27°18′18.67″N 87°56′29.2″E / 27.3051861°N 87.941444°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Koshi Province |
| District | Taplejung District |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Municipality |
| • Chairperson | Mr.Nara Bahadur Kadariya (NC) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mr.Jivan Kumar Tamling (NCP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 206 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,099 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Pratinidhi Sabha constituency | Taplejung 1 |
| Pradesh Sabha constituency | Taplejung 1(A) |
| Website | official website |
Sidingwa is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika)(Formerly: village development committee) located in Taplejung District in the Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The local body was formed by merging seven VDCs namely limbudin, Kalikhola,Sadewa, Ankhop, Sablakhu, Mehele, Surumkhim. Currently, it has a total of 7 wards. The population of the rural municipality is 12,099 according to the data collected on 2017 Nepalese local elections.
- ^ "MOFALD List of Gaupalika" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-06-02.