Palata Rural Municipality

Palata
पलाता गाउँपालिका
Palata is located in Nepal
Palata
Palata
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°18′0″N 81°48′45″E / 29.30000°N 81.81250°E / 29.30000; 81.81250
Country   Nepal
ProvinceKarnali Province
DistrictKalikot
Wards9
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr. Bisnu Bahadur Rokaya (NCP)
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Alipura Jaisi (NCP)
Area
 • Total318.84 km2 (123.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total17,346
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
HeadquarterThirpu
Websitepalatamun.gov.np

Palata (Nepali: पलाता गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Kalikot District of Karnali Province of Nepal.[1][2]

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration, Palata rural municipality has an area of 318.84 square kilometres (123.10 sq mi) and the total population of the rural municipality is 15,303 as of 2011 Nepal census.[3]

Dholagohe, Khin and Thirpu which previously were all separate Village development committees merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level bodies.

The rural municipality is divided into total 9 wards and the headquarters of this newly formed rural municipality is situated at Thirpu.

  1. ^ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण (Details of local levels)". www.mofald.gov.np/en. Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Final District 1-75 Corrected Last for RAJPATRA" (PDF). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Palata Rural Municipality in Nepal". CITY POPULATION. Retrieved 30 July 2018.