Menchhayayem
| Menchhayayem मेन्छयायेम गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
| Rural Municipality | |
  Menchhayayem Location in Province No. 1  Menchhayayem Menchhayayem (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°13′N 87°30′E / 27.22°N 87.5°ECoordinates: 27°13′N 87°30′E / 27.22°N 87.5°E | |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Tehrathum |
| Wards | 6 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Yadav B. Khapung |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Gitadevi Timsina Gautam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.09 km2 (27.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 807i |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Morahang |
| Website | official website |
Menchhayayem (Nepali: मेन्छयायेम गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of four rural municipality located in Tehrathum District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 6 municipalities in Tehrathum in which 2 are urban and 4 are rural.
According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Menchhayayem has an area of 70.09 square kilometres (27.06 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 8078 as of Census of Nepal 2011. [1] [2] [3]
Morahang, Srijung and Paunthak 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 Morahang.[1] [3]
References
- 1 2 3 "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ↑ "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- 1 2 3 "मेन्छयायेम गाउँपालिकाकोको संक्षिप्त परिचय" [Short introduction of Menchhayayem Rural Municipality]. www.menchhayayemmun.gov.np (in Nepali). Menchhayayem Rural Municipality. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
