Thasang Rural Municipality (Nepali: थासाङ गाउँपालिका, romanized: Thāsāṅa gā'um̐pālikā) is a Gaunpalika, or rural municipality, in Mustang district in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, in which Village Development Committees were replaced by municipal and Village Councils. Thasang is one of these 753 local units.[1][2]
Thasang Rural Municipality
थासाङ गाउँपालिका | |
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  Thasang Rural Municipality Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 28°41′33″N 83°37′04″E / 28.692431°N 83.617854°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Gandaki |
| District | Mustang District |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,912 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Website | http://thasangmun.gov.np/ |
Demographics
editAt the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Thasang Rural Municipality had a population of 3,093. Of these, 76.3% spoke Nepali, 14.7% Thakali, 4.1% Magar, 0.9% Tamang, 0.8% Gurung, 0.7% Sign language, 0.6% Kham, 0.4% Rai and 1.0% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 34.1% were Thakali, 17.8% Kami, 17.0% Magar, 10.4% Damai/Dholi, 4.7% Chhetri, 3.4% Hill Brahmin, 2.5% Chhantyal, 2.0% Gurung, 1.6% Tamang, 1.2% Sarki, 1.1% other Dalit, 1.0% Rai, 0.9% Newar, 0.7% Sherpa, 0.4% Limbu and 1.2% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 63.0% were Hindu, 34.5% Buddhist, 1.7% Christian, 0.2% Kirati, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.5% others.[5]
In terms of literacy, 72.8% could read and write, 2.4% could only read and 24.7% could neither read nor write.[6]
References
edit- ^ "थासाङ गाउँपालिका, गाउँ कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय | गण्डकी प्रदेश, मुस्ताङ, नेपाल". thasangmun.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ Collegenp. "Thasang Rural Municipality | Collegenp". www.collegenp.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ NepalMap Language
- ^ NepalMap Caste
- ^ NepalMap Religion
- ^ NepalMap Literacy
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