Barju

Barju
वर्जु गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Motto(s): सुन्दर, शिक्षित, समृद्ध, सुशासन तथा प्रविधीयुक्त गाउँपालिका निर्माण, हाम्राे अभियान
(Nepali: Beautiful, educated, Enriched, good governanced and methodical rural municipality is our campaign)
Barju
Location in Province No. 1
Barju
Barju (Nepal)
Coordinates: 26°28′N 87°12′E / 26.46°N 87.2°E / 26.46; 87.2Coordinates: 26°28′N 87°12′E / 26.46°N 87.2°E / 26.46; 87.2
Province Province No. 1
District Sunsari
Wards 6
Established 10 March 2017
Government
 • Type Rural Council
 • Chairperson Mr. Raghunandan Chaudhari
 • Vice-chairperson Mrs. Sangeeta Kumari Ray
Area
 • Total 69.43 km2 (26.81 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 31,178
 • Density 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter Amahibelaha
Website official website

Barju (Nepali: बर्जु गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of six rural municipality located in Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 12 municipalities in Sunsari in which 6 are urban and 6 are rural.

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Barju has an area of 69.43 square kilometres (26.81 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 31178 as of Census of Nepal 2011. [1] [2] [3]

Ramganj Belgachhi, Amaduwa, Amahibelaha and Chimdi which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).[1] [3]

The rural municipality is divided into total 6 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Amahibelaha.[1] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "गाउँपालिका परिचय" [Short Introduction]. www.barjumun.gov.np (in Nepali). Barju Rural Municipality. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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