Makawanpurgadhi Rural Municipality

Makawanpurgadhi (RM)
मकवानपुरगढी गाउँपालिका
Makawanpurgadhi (RM) is located in Bagmati Province
Makawanpurgadhi (RM)
Makawanpurgadhi (RM)
Location
Makawanpurgadhi (RM) is located in Nepal
Makawanpurgadhi (RM)
Makawanpurgadhi (RM)
Makawanpurgadhi (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°25′N 85°10′E / 27.42°N 85.17°E / 27.42; 85.17
Country   Nepal
ProvinceBagmati
DistrictMakwanpur
Wards8
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr. Dorje Lama Syangtang
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Mankumari Nepali Pakhrin
 • Term of office(2023 - 2028)
Area
 • Total148.72 km2 (57.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total25,322
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterMakwanpurgadhi
Websitemakawanpurgadhimun.gov.np

Makawanpurgadhi is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 148.72 square kilometres (57.42 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 25,322 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Makwanpurgadhi, Ambhanjyang, Sukaura and Budhichaur VDCs were merged to form Makawanpurgadhi Rural Municipality. Makawanpurgadhi is divided into 8 wards, with Makwanpurgadhi VDC declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

  1. ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. ^ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. ^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. ^ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.