Punarbas

Punarwas(IBRD)
पुनर्वास
Municipality

Punarbas municipality in Kanchanpur district
Punarwas(IBRD)
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°45′N 80°20′E / 28.75°N 80.33°E / 28.75; 80.33Coordinates: 28°45′N 80°20′E / 28.75°N 80.33°E / 28.75; 80.33
Country    Nepal
Zone Mahakali Zone
District Kanchanpur District
Government
  Mayor Jiwan Raj Thapa (NCP)
  Deputy Mayor Sharda Sharma Bista (NCP)
Population (2011)
  Total 43,996
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website www.punarbasmun.gov.np

Punarwas is a Municipality in Kanchanpur District in the Mahakali Zone of south-western Nepal. The new Municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing 3 Village Development Committees i.e. Parasan, Tribhuwanbasti and Kalika.[1][2] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 43,996 people living in Punarwas.

References

  1. "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  2. "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2014-06-10.


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