Gaurigunj
| Gaurigunj गौरिगंज गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
| Rural Municipality | |
  Gaurigunj Location in Province No. 1  Gaurigunj Gaurigunj (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 26°26′00″N 87°44′00″E / 26.433333°N 87.733333°ECoordinates: 26°26′00″N 87°44′00″E / 26.433333°N 87.733333°E | |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Jhapa |
| Wards | 6 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Baburaja Shrestha |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mr. Dipendra Thapa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 101.35 km2 (39.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 33,038 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Gauriganj |
| Website | official website |
Gaurigunj (Nepali: गौरिगंज गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of seven rural municipality located in Jhapa District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 15 municipalities in Jhapa in which 8 are urban and 7 are rural.
According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Gaurigunj has an area of 101.35 square kilometres (39.13 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 33038 as of Census of Nepal 2011. [1] [2]
Korobari, Mahabhara, Khajurgachhi and Gauriganj 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 Gauriganj.
References
- 1 2 "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "गौरिगन्ज गाउँपालिकाको जानकारी" [about Gaurigunj rural municipality]. www.gaurigunjmun.gov.np (in Nepali). Gaurigunj Rural Municipality. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
