Umakunda (RM)
उमाकुण्ड गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
  Umakunda (RM) Location  Umakunda (RM) Umakunda (RM) (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°30′35″N 86°17′34″E / 27.50972°N 86.29278°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Ramechhap |
| Wards | 7 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Sher B. Sunuwar |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Urmila Karki Basnet |
| • Term of office | (2017 - 2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 451.99 km2 (174.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 17,601 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Priti |
| Website | umakundamun |
Umakunda is a Rural municipality located within the Ramechhap District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 451.99 square kilometres (174.51 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 17,601 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 Gumdel, Bamti Bhandar, Kubukasthali, Priti, Gupteshwar and Bhuji VDCs were merged to form Umakunda Rural Municipality. Umakunda is divided into 7 wards, with Priti declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
- ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.