Godawari, Kailali

For other uses, see Godawari (disambiguation).
Godawari Municipality
गोदावरी नगरपालिका
Municipality
Godawari Municipality
Nepal's Tallest Hanuman Statue of 52 feet at Godawari
Nepal's Tallest Hanuman Statue of 52 feet at Godawari
Godawari Municipality is located in Sudurpashchim Province
Godawari Municipality
Godawari Municipality
Godawari Municipality is located in Nepal
Godawari Municipality
Godawari Municipality
Coordinates: 28°54′36″N 80°35′24″E / 28.91000°N 80.59000°E / 28.91000; 80.59000
CountryNepal
ProvinceSudurpaschim
DistrictKailali
No. of wards12
Established18 May 2014
Incorporated (VDC)Attariya, Malakheti, Sripur, Geta and Godawari
Admin HQ.Attariya Bazar
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • BodyGodawari Municipality
 • MayorMr. Birendra Bhatta (NC)
 • Deputy MayorMrs. Sharada Devi Rokaya (CPN (UML))
 • MP & ConstituencyKailali 4
Bir Bahadur Balayar (NC)
 • MLA & ConstituencyKailali 4(B)
Prakash Bam (NC)
Area
 • Total308.63 km2 (119.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total98,746
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Websitegodawarimunkailali.gov.np/en

Godawari Municipality (Nepali: गोदावरी नगरपालिका, कैलाली) formerly known as Attariya Municipality is a municipality located in the Kailali District of Nepal.[1]

The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 under the name Attariya Municipality by merging the former village development committees of Attariya, Malakheti, Sripur and Geta.[2][3] The total area of the Godawari municipality is 308.63 square kilometres (119.16 sq mi).[4] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 78,018 people living in 14,915 individual households.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference godawari was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 72 new municipalities announced Archived June 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine My Republica
  3. ^ Govt announces 72 new municipalities Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine The Kathmandu Post
  4. ^ "Official website of Godawari Municipality". godawarimunkailali.gov.np. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  5. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.