Dhangadhimai Municipality
धनगढीमाई नगरपालिका | |
|---|---|
  Dhangadhimai Municipality Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 26°43′N 86°21′E / 26.71°N 86.35°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Madhesh Province |
| District | Siraha District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mr.Shivshankar Mahato |
| • Deputy Mayor | Mrs.Sangita Kumari Chaudhary |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 47,449 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Postal code | 56509 |
| Area code | 033 |
| Website | dhangadhimaimun.gov.np |
Dhangadhimai Municipality[1] is a municipality in Siraha District in Madhesh Province of eastern Nepal. After the government announcement the municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Bhawanipur, Hanuman Nagar, Phulkaha Kati, Dhangadi and Bishnupurkati village development committees (VDCs).[2][3] The center of the municipality is established in Dhangadhi Bazaar. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census after merging the four VDCs population it had a total population of 47,449 persons.[4] After the government decision the number of municipalities has reached 217 in Nepal.
- ^ "Govt declares 26 new municipalities". EKantipur. 18 September 2015.
- ^ "26 new Municipalities announced". The Rising Nepal. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ "Govt announces 26 municipalities" (PDF). The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: National Population and Housing Census 2011 Archived July 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine