Madhuwan, Bardiya
Madhuwan Municipality
मधुवन | |
|---|---|
  Madhuwan Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 28°17′32″N 81°16′16″E / 28.292115°N 81.271029°ECoordinates: 28°17′32″N 81°16′16″E / 28.292115°N 81.271029°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Bardiya |
| No. of wards | 9 |
| Established | 2 December 2014 |
| Incorporated (VDC) | Sanesri, Taratal, Suryapatawa and Dhodhari |
| Incorporated (date) | 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Madhuwan Municipality Municipality |
| • Mayor | Ganesh Bahadur Chhetri |
| • Deputy Mayor | Suwarani Tharu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 129.73 km2 (50.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 46,437 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Website | madhuwanmun |
Madhuwan (Nepali: मधुवन) is a municipality located in Bardiya District of Lumbini Province of Nepal. It is one out of six municipality of Bardiya District. The municipality is surrounded by Gulariya and Barbardiya in the east, India borders from the west, Thakurbaba and Geruwa Rural Municipality in the north. Bardiya National Park touches the border of the municipality by north.[1][2]
Total area of the municipality is 129.73 square kilometres (50.09 sq mi) and total population according to the 2011 Nepal census is 46437 individuals. The municipality is divided into total 9 wards.[2]
Background[]
The municipality was established on 2 December 2014, when the government announced 61 more new municipalities.[3] This new municipality was established merging the two then VDCs, e.g. Sanesri and Taratal and this new municipality was named Sanoshree Taratal. On 10 March 2017 two more VDCs Suryapatawa and Dhodhari Incorporated with this municipality and renamed it to Madhuwan.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Government announced 61 municipalities". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
Headquarter: Gulariya | ||
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