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Waling Municipality
वालिङ नगरपालिका | |
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Waling in Syangja District | |
| Nickname: Pink City of Nepal | |
  Waling Municipality Location in Gandaki Pradesh  Waling Municipality Waling Municipality (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°59′20″N 83°46′3″E / 27.98889°N 83.76750°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Gandaki |
| District | Syangja |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Mr. Krishna Khand (CPN|UML) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Mrs. Kabita Tiwari (NC) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 51,243 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Area code | 063 |
| Website | walingmun.gov.np |
Waling Municipality (वालिङ नगरपालिका), located in the heart of Syangja, is a town and municipality in the western hilly region of [[Nepal]. It was formed on 24 January 1997 (2053/10/11 BS) by the merging of the then three VDCs namely Waling, Dhanubase and Pekhubaaghkhor. Due to the restructuring of the local government as part of the Federal Government System on 10 March 2017 (2073/11/27 BS), the municipality's area was expanded to include Majhakot Shiwalaye VDC, Eladi VDC, Jagat Bhanjyang VDC, Chhangchhangdi VDC (Ward No. 1, 4-6), Malyangkot VDC (Ward No. 4), Tindobate VDC (Ward No. 2-5), Kalikakot VDC (Ward No. 1, 2, 9) Pelakot VDC (Ward No. 5-6),Thumpokhara VDC(Ward No. 13,14) and Sworek VDC (Ward No. 2, 4-8). It is located in the Aadhikhola valley and is bisected by the historic Andhikhola River in Syangja District, Gandaki Province of Nepal. Waling is named the Pink City due to its practice of painting local houses pink. The Government of Nepal has recognized Waling as one of the cities with the potential for future development under the Smart City initiative. Waling received an award for the best municipality of the country and was declared the Clean City of Nepal for The fiscal year 2017 (2073 BS).
Waling bazar is at the height of 800 meters above sea level while the municipality's height extends from 731 to 1,600 meters and geographically extended from Latitude 28° 3' 2.412'' to 27° 55' 26.58'' on the North and Longitude 83° 41' 36.852'' to 83° 50' 18.456'' on the East.
Since the 2017 (2073 BS) reformation, Waling Municipality is divided into 14 wards. The allocation of VDCs and their corresponding new wards are as follows:
| SN | Previous VDCs and Municipal Wards | New Wards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waling-8, Chhangchhangdi-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Waling-7, Chhanchhangdi 1,5,6 | 2 |
| 3 | Majhkot Siwalaya VDC | 3 |
| 4 | Eladi 1-9, Malyangkot-4 | 4 |
| 5 | Jagat Bhanjyang 2-9 | 5 |
| 6 | Waling 5-6, Jagat Bhanjyang-1 | 6 |
| 7 | Keware Bhanjyang 1-7 | 7 |
| 8 | Waling 3-4, Keware Bhanjyang 8-9 | 8 |
| 9 | Waling 1 and 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Waling-2, Tindobate 2-4 | 10 |
| 11 | Waling-11, Sworek 2,3,4-8 | 11 |
| 12 | Sireskot 1-9 | 12 |
| 13 | Thumpokhara 1-4, Tindobate 5, Pelakot 5-6 | 13 |
| 14 | Waling 10, Thumpokhara 5-9, Kalikakot 1,2,9 | 14 |
The total area of Waling municipality is 34.76 km2. According to the 2011 national census, the municipality population is 51,243 with 1.7 percent population growth rate. The literacy rate is 81.71 percent. However, the municipality has already been declared fully literate. The Nepalese Government has declared Waling the Clean City of Nepal for the fiscal year 2073 BS. The municipality is connected by the Siddhartha Highway, which links Pokhara and Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha. Waling Municipality is bordered by:
- East: Biruwa Rural Municipality and Chapakot Municipality
- West: Parbat District and Galyang Municipality
- North: Bheerkot Municipality
- South: Galyang and Chapakot Municipalities