Chaudandigadhi
Chaudandigadhi (Nepali: चौदण्डीगढी) is a municipality in Udayapur District of Province No. 1 in Nepal that was established on 10 March 2017 by merging the former Village development committees Chaudandi, Sithdipur, Hadiya and Sundarpur with the former municipality Beltar Basaha.[1][2] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, the localities out of which Chaudandigadhi would be formed had a joint population of 48,574 people living in 10,519 individual households.[3] It is surrounded by Belka Municipality in the east, Triyuga in the west, the districts of Khotang and Bhojpur in the north and Sunsari District in the south.[4]
Chaudandigadhi चौदण्डीगढी नगरपालिका | |
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| चौदण्डीगढी नगरपालिका | |
| Motto(s): हाम्रो चौदण्डीगढी, उज्यालो चौदण्डीगढी (Nepali) Our Chaudandigadhi, brighter Chaudandigadhi | |
  Chaudandigadhi Location in Province No. 1  Chaudandigadhi Chaudandigadhi (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 26°48′39.228″N 86°52′56.007″E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Udayapur District |
| Total Wards | 10 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Triyuga Municipality |
| • Mayor | Nirmal Kumar Rai (NC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Rita Chaudhari (NC) |
| Area of Municipality | |
| • Total | 283,78 km2 (10,957 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 5th (Province No. 1) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 48,574 |
| • Density | 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Nepali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Headquarter | Beltar |
| Website | official website |
The Mayor of the municipality is Nirmal kumar Rai and Rita Chaudhari is Deputy Mayor [5]
History
Beltar Bashasa Municipality was established by merging the two Village Development Committee Beltar and Bashasa on 18 May 2014.[6][7]
In March 2017 some more Village Development Committee were added to the Municipality: Chaudandi, Siddhipur, Hadiya and Sundarpur and the municipality was renamed Chaudandigadhi after the former Village Development Committee Chaudandi.[8]
References
- "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- Nepal Govt., नेपाली. "चौदण्डीगढी नगरपालिका" [Chaudandigadhi Municipality] (in Nepali). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- "NC candidates elected mayor, deputy mayor in Chaudandi of Udayapur". The Himalayan Times. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- 72 new municipalities announced Archived June 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine My Republica
- Govt announces 72 new municipalities Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine The Kathmandu Post
- "संक्षिप्त परिचय" (in Nepali). Chaudandigadhi Municipality. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
