Godawari Municipality
गोदावरी नगरपालिका | |
|---|---|
Urban Municipality | |
  Godawari Municipality Location in Nepal  Godawari Municipality Godawari Municipality (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°36′N 85°22′E / 27.6°N 85.37°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Lalitpur |
| Established | December 2014 |
| Expanded | March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Mayor | Gajendra Maharjan (NC)[1] |
| • Deputy Mayor | Muna Adhikari Kunwar (NC)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 96.11 km2 (37.11 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 78,301 |
| • Density | 814.7/km2 (2,110/sq mi) |
| Website | godawarimun |
Godawari is a municipality in Lalitpur District in Bagmati Province of Nepal. It was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Godawari, Badikhel, Bisankhunarayan, Godamchaur and Thaiba of Lalitpur District of Bagmati Zone. The municipality area was again expanded in March 2017 to include in total 12 previous VDCs. The six VDCs added were Devichaur, Dukuchhap, Chhampi, Thecho, Chapagaun, Jharuwarasi and Lele. The centre of this municipality is located at Bajrabarahi.
- ^ a b "NC candidate Maharjan wins mayoral race in Godawari Municipality". The Himalayan Times. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.