Bhagawatimai

Bhagawatimai
भगवतीमाई
Rural municipality
Bhagawatimai
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°48′36″N 81°48′36″E / 28.81000°N 81.81000°E / 28.81000; 81.81000Coordinates: 28°48′36″N 81°48′36″E / 28.81000°N 81.81000°E / 28.81000; 81.81000
Country    Nepal
Province Karnali
District Dailekh
No. of wards 7
Established 10 March 2017
Government
 • Type Rural council
 • Chairperson Mr. Daan Bahadur Thapa
 • Vice-chairperson Mrs. Chandra Regmi
Area
 • Total 151.52 km2 (58.50 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 18,778
 • Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Headquarters Pagnath
Website official website

Bhagawatimai (Nepali: भगवतीमाई) is a rural municipality located in Dailekh District of Karnali Province of Nepal.[1]

The total area of the rural municipality is 151.52 square kilometres (58.50 sq mi) and the total population of the rural municipality as of 2011 Nepal census is 18,778 individuals. The rural municipality is divided into total 7 wards.[2]

The rural municipality was established on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal restricted all old administrative structure and announced 744 local level units (although the number increased to 753 later) as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015.[3][4]

Pagnath, Rum, Moheltoli, Jagannath, Katti and Bada Bhairab Village development committees were incorporated to form this new rural municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Pagnath.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. 1 2 "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. 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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