List of gaunpalikas of Nepal

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Gaunpalika (Nepali: गाउँपालिका, romanized: gāunpālikā, lit. 'Rural municipal') is the newly formed lower administrative division in Nepal.[1][2] This administrative division was established in 2017, and replaced the existing village development committees. There are currently 460 rural municipalities.[3][4]

This is a list of the Gaunpalikas or rural municipalities of Nepal published by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration.[5][6][7]

Gaunpalika
  • Also known as:
  • Rural Municipality
CategoryRural Municipality
LocationNepal
Number460 (as of 2017)
Populations59,946–538
Areas2,419.64 square kilometres (934.23 sq mi) - 15.48 square kilometres (5.98 sq mi)
Government
Subdivisions
  • Wards
  1. ^ "District Coordination Committee". MoFALD. Government of Nepal. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. ^ "गाविस/जिविस खारेज, ७ सय ४४ स्थानीय तह आजैबाट कार्यन्वयनमा". Nepal Aaja. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Recently increased 22 local units published in Nepal Gazette". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. ^ "481 chiefs appointed in rural municipalities". No. 18 March 2017. myRepublica. Nepal Republic Media Pvt. Ltd. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Final District 1-75 Corrected Last for RAJPATRA" (PDF). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. MoFALD. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  6. ^ "हेर्नुहोस्, तपाईं कुन गाउँपालिका वा नगरपालिकामा पर्नुभयो?". Setopati. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  7. ^ "यी हुन् थपिएका गाउँपालिका र नगरपालिका (सूचीसहित)". Online Khabar. Retrieved 16 June 2017.