Phungling Municipality
फुङ्लिङ नगरपालिका ताप्लेजुङ्ग | |
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 Phungling bazaar | |
  Phungling Municipality Location in Province  Phungling Municipality Phungling Municipality (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°21′23″N 87°40′13″E / 27.35639°N 87.67028°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Koshi Province |
| District | Taplejung District |
| Established | 2014 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Amir Maden (Nepali Congress) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Bhim Devi Ojha (CPN (UML)) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 125.57 km2 (48.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,441 m (4,730 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 26,406 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Local | Limbu, Nepali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 57500 |
| Area code | 024 |
| Website | phunglingmun |
Phungling Municipality (previously also Taplejung Municipality) is a municipality located in Taplejung District in the Koshi Province of Nepal. The municipality was formed merging the then two Village Development Committees of Phungling and Dokhu in May 2014.[1][2] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 19,085 people and 4,480 individual households.
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