Mangalsen

Mangalsen
मंगलसेन
Municipality
Mangalsen
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°08′N 81°13′E / 29.13°N 81.21°E / 29.13; 81.21Coordinates: 29°08′N 81°13′E / 29.13°N 81.21°E / 29.13; 81.21
Country    Nepal
District Achham District
Area
 • Total 139,9 km2 (540 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 32,507
 • Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
 • Religions Hindu
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)

Mangalsen Nepali: मंगलसेन is a municipality and the headquarter of Achham District in Province No. 7 of Nepal that was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Janalibandali, Kuntibandali, Oligau, Jupu into Old-Mangalsen.[1][2] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 32,507 people living in 6,604 individual households.[3]

Mangalsen had been one major scene of fighting between Maoist rebels and government forces during the Civil War.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  2. ↑ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. ↑ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Govt forces suffer heavy losses in Achham

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