Airawati Rural Municipality

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Airawati (RM)
ऐरावती गाउँपालिका
Airawati (RM) is located in Lumbini Province
Airawati (RM)
Airawati (RM)
Location
Coordinates: 27°59′N 82°56′E / 27.98°N 82.94°E / 27.98; 82.94Coordinates: 27°59′N 82°56′E / 27.98°N 82.94°E / 27.98; 82.94
Country   Nepal
ProvinceLumbini
DistrictPyuthan
Wards6
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr. Nabil Bikram Shah
 • Vice-chairpersonMr. Buddha Bahadur Basnet
 • Term of office(2017 - 2022)
Area
 • Total156.75 km2 (60.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total22,392
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterBaraula
Websiteairawatimun.gov.np

Airawati is a Rural municipality located within the Pyuthan District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 156.75 square kilometres (60.52 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 22,392 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 Dangbang Baraula, Pakla, Bijuli, Dhubang (some portion not included) and Raspurkot (some portion not included) VDCs were merged to form Airawati Rural Municipality. Airawati is divided into 6 wards, with Baraula declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

References[]

  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.

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