Kachankawal
कचनकवल | |
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| Kachankawal Rural Municipality | |
 Location of Kachankawal in Jhapa District | |
 Ward divisions of Kachankawal | |
  Kachankawal Location in Koshi Province  Kachankawal Kachankawal (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 26°25′53″N 88°02′00″E / 26.431521°N 88.033213°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Koshi Province |
| District | Jhapa |
| Total Wards | 7 |
| Established | March 2017 |
| Seat | [Baniyani] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Body | Kachankawal Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr.Kalendra Prasad Singh Rajbanshi(NC) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mr.Nawaraj Bhattarai(NCP,UML) |
| Area of Municipality | |
| • Total | 110 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 39,593 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Nepali Local language Rajbanshi,[Surjapuri language] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 57200 |
| Website | Official website |
Kachankawal (Nepali: कचनकवल) is a rural municipality out of 7 rural municipalities of Jhapa District of Koshi Province of Nepal. There are total 15 local administrative units in Jhapa District in which 8 are urban and 7 are rural municipalities.
Kachankawal rural municipality has an area of 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and total population according to the 2011 Nepal census is 39,593.[1] The rural municipality was established merging former VDCs: Gherabari, Pathariya, Kechana, Pathamari, Baniyani and Balubadi.[2]
Mr.Kalendra prasad singh Rajbanshi of Nepali Congress has elected as a chairperson of the rural municipality and Mr. Nawaraj Bhattarai of the Nepal Communist Party Yemale party elected for the vice-chairperson after the results of the local level elections held in Nepal on 27 June 2022.[3]
KachanKawal the lowest point of Nepal, which elevation is 58 m above sea level is located in this rural municipality.
- ^ "Kachankawal Rural municipality in Nepal". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "कचनकवल गाउँपालिका". Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Nepali Congress becomes victorious at Kachankawal Rural Municipality". www.khabarera.com. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.