Sanphebagar

Sanphebagar
साँफेबगर नगरपालिका
Municipality
Sanphebagar
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°14′00″N 81°13′05″E / 29.233384°N 81.21809°E / 29.233384; 81.21809Coordinates: 29°14′00″N 81°13′05″E / 29.233384°N 81.21809°E / 29.233384; 81.21809
Country    Nepal
District Achham District
Government
 • Type Municipality
 • Mayor Kul Bahadur Kunwar (NCP)
 • Deputy Mayor Birmala Budha Thapa (NCP)
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website http://sanfebagarmun.gov.np

Sanphebagar is a municipality in Achham District in Province No. 7 of Nepal that was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the two former Village development committees Baijinath, Jalapadevi, Siddheswar, Mastamandau, Nawathana, Bhagyeshwar, Ridikot, Chandika.[1][2] It lies on the bank of Budhi Ganga River. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 33,788 people living in 6,693 individual households.[3] Sanphebagar is about 25km north of the district headquarters of Mangalsen.

Transportation

Sanphebagar Airport lies in Sanphebagar but is currently out of operation.

References

  1. ↑ "72 New Municipalities Announced", Republica, 8 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Govt Announces 72 New Municipalities, The Kathmandu Post, 8 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.


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