Chhededaha Rural Municipality

Chhededaha Rural Municipality
Chhededaha Rural Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°25′N 81°15′E / 29.42°N 81.25°E / 29.42; 81.25Coordinates: 29°25′N 81°15′E / 29.42°N 81.25°E / 29.42; 81.25
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Bajura
Municipality	Chhededaha
No.of wards	7
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Mayor	Nar Bahadur Rawal
• Deputy Mayor	Kunti Devi Saud (Budha)
Area
• Total	135.08 km2 (52.15 sq mi)
Population  (2017/18)
• Total	18,575
• Religion	Hindu
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Postal code	10600
Headquarter	Dogadi
Website	chhededahamun.gov.np

Chhededaha (Nepali: छेडेदह गाउँपालिका) is a newly formed rural municipality in Bajura District in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.^[1] It was formed in March, 2017 in line with the Constitution of Nepal 2015^[2] as per the requirement of Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. The name of this municipality is originated after the name famous taal of this area Chhededha Taal.

History[]

It is formed by merging previous VDCs named Kanda, Jayabageshwari, Gudukhati, Atichaur and Dogadi.^[3]

Chhededaha Rural Municipality has an area of 135.08 square kilometres (52.15 sq mi) and the population of this municipality is 18,575. It is the biggest rural municipality in terms of population and fourth biggest on the basis of area. It is divided into seven wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is at Dogadi.

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