Panchkhapan

Panchkhapan Municipality
पाँचखप्पन नगरपालिका
Municipality
Panchkhapan Municipality
Location in Province No. 1
Panchkhapan Municipality
Panchkhapan Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°20′N 87°18′E / 27.33°N 87.30°E / 27.33; 87.30Coordinates: 27°20′N 87°18′E / 27.33°N 87.30°E / 27.33; 87.30
Country    Nepal
Province Province No. 1
District Sankhuwasabha District
Government
 • Type Mayor–council
 • Body Panchkhapan Municipality
 • Mayor Bipin Rai (NC)
 • Deputy Mayor Bhima Devi Rai (NCP)
Area of Municipality
 • Total 148.03 km2 (57.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 17,521
Languages
 • Local Nepali, Tamang, Newari
 • Official Nepali
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code 56900
Website www.panchkhapanmun.gov.np/

Panchkhapan (Nepali: पाँचखप्पन) is an urban municipality out of five urban municipalities of Sankhuwasabha District in Province No. 1 of Nepal. It lies on 87°12'12" E to 87°26'45" E Longitude and 27°17'37.4" N to 27°24'38" N Latitude. The municipality was established on 3 March 2017 merging former VDCs: Syabun, Jaljala and Wana. The area of the municipality is 148.03KM2 and according to 2011 census of Nepal the population of the municipality is 17,521. [1] [2]

The municipality is surrounded by Taplejung District in east, Savapokhari in north, Khandbari in north-west and west and Chainpur in south.

References

  1. ↑ "Panchakhapan Municipality in Nepal Population". citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "पाँचखपन नगरपालिकाकाे संक्षिप्त परिचय" [Short Introduction of Panchkhapan Municipality] (in Nepali). Mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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