Mahakulung
| Mahakulung माहाकुलुङ गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
| Rural Municipality | |
  Mahakulung Location in Province No. 1  Mahakulung Mahakulung (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°37′N 86°50′E / 27.62°N 86.84°ECoordinates: 27°37′N 86°50′E / 27.62°N 86.84°E | |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Solukhumbu |
| Wards | 5 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Sagar Kirati |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Bipana Kulung |
| Area | |
| • Total | 648.05 km2 (250.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,452 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Bung |
| Website | official website |
Mahakulung (Nepali: माहाकुलुङ गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of seven rural municipality located in Solukhumbu District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 8 municipalities in Solukhumbu in which 1 is urban and 7 are rural.
According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Mahakulung has an area of 648.05 square kilometres (250.21 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 11452 as of Census of Nepal 2011. [1] [2] [3]
Bung, Chheskam and Gudel 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 5 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Bung.[1] [3]
References
- 1 2 3 "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ↑ "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- 1 2 3 "संक्षिप्त परिचय" [Short Introduction]. www.mahakulungmun.gov.np (in Nepali). Mahakulung Rural Municipality. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
