Beni, Myagdi
Beni Municipality
बेनी नगरपालिका Beni Bazaar | |
|---|---|
| Motto(s): दुई खोलाको संगम | |
  Beni Municipality Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 28°21′0″N 83°34′0″E / 28.35000°N 83.56667°ECoordinates: 28°21′0″N 83°34′0″E / 28.35000°N 83.56667°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Dhaulagiri Zone |
| District | Myagdi District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hari Kumar Shrestha (NC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Ranju Baruwal Thapa (RPP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.77 km2 (20.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 28,511 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 33200 |
| Area code(s) | 069 |
| Website | http://benimun.gov.np/ |
Beni is a Municipality and the district headquarters of Myagdi District in Dhaulagiri Zone, Nepal. Municipality was announced by merging the then Ratnechaur, Jyamrukot, Arthunge, Ghatan, Pulachaur, Singa village development committees since 18 May 2014.[1]
Beni is located at the confluence of the Kali Gandaki River and Myagdi River at an altitude of 899 meters. Being the northernmost of the Tri-cities area of Nepal, it is located 12 km to the north of Zonal headquarters Baglung. It is mainly divided into two parts by the Kali Gandaki River. The Western Part lies in Myagdi District and the main offices lie there. The other part lies in Parbat District and is relatively small.
History[]
Beni meaning the place where two rivers meet was the winter headquarters of . It was on the Tibet-Nepal trading route before the invasion of Parvat Rajya.[2]
Education[]
Beni municipality has many private, community as well as government schools. Some of them are as follows.
- West point College
- Beni Boarding Secondary School
- Prakash Higher Secondary School, Beni
- Little Garden Academy
- Shree Ramchandra Secondary School
- Mount Everest Secondary School
- Shree Galeshwor Higher Secondary School
- Dhawalagiri Secondary High School
- Shree Arjun Secondary School
- Bhanu Higher Secondary School
- Shree Paulastya Higher Secondary School
- Lokdeep Secondary Boarding School
- Rastriya Secondary School
- Shree Jayanti Secondary School
- Shree Musung Dhole Aadarbhut School
- Deep Shikha Higher Secondary School
- Jamunakharka Higher Secondary School
Tourist Attraction[]
Although Beni is small but it is really beautiful. Some of the popular tourist destinations are:
Kaligandaki Rafting
Galeshwor Temple
Lovely Hill
Myagdi River Rafting
Gateway of Mustang
Pictures[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Govt announces 72 new municipalities Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Kathmandu Post
- ^ Location of Beni - Falling Rain Genomics
External links[]
- UN map of the municipalities of Myagdi District
- Municipalities in Nepal: their Websites, Official Facebook Page & ICT
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