Palhinandan Rural Municipality

Palhinandan is a Rural municipality located within the Parasi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 44.67 square kilometres (17.25 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 35,429, according to the 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]

Palhinandan (RM)
पाल्हीनन्दन गाउँपालिका
Palhinandan (RM) is located in Lumbini Province
Palhinandan (RM)
Palhinandan (RM)
Location
Palhinandan (RM) is located in Nepal
Palhinandan (RM)
Palhinandan (RM)
Palhinandan (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°29′N 83°41′E / 27.48°N 83.69°E / 27.48; 83.69
Country   Nepal
ProvinceLumbini
DistrictParasi
Wards6
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr. Baiju Prasad Gupta
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Fatuma Khatun Ansari
Area
 • Total
44.67 km2 (17.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
35,429
 • Density790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterKusma
Websitepalhinandanmun.gov.np

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The 6 previous VDCs, namely Rampurwa, Harpur, Kusma, Palhi, Gairami and Sanai (some portion excluded), were merged to form Palhinandan Rural Municipality. Palhinandan is divided into 6 wards, with Kusma serving as the administrative center of the rural municipality.

References

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  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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