Gauradaha
Gauradaha[1] is a municipality in Jhapa District in the Mechi Zone of eastern Nepal. After the government announcement the municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Maharanijhoda, Baigundhura, Juropani, Kohabara and Gauradaha village development committees (VDCs).[2][3] The center of the municipality is establish in the mid of Gauradaha, Dhobiniya chowk. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census after merging the four VDCs population it had a total population of 47,393 persons.[4] After the government decision the number of municipalities has reached 217 in Nepal.[5]
Gauradaha गौरादह | |
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  Gauradaha Location in Province No. 1
jhapa  Gauradaha Gauradaha (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 26.56°N 87.72°E | |
| Country |  |
| Zone | Mechi |
| District | Jhapa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rohit Kumar Shah (NC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Gita Bhetwal (NCP) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 53,640 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 57216 |
| Area code(s) | 023 |
| Website | gauradahamun.gov.np |
References
- "Govt declares 26 new municipalities". EKantipur. 19 September 2015.
- "26 new Municipalities announced". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- "Govt announces 26 municipalities" (PDF). The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: National Population and Housing Census 2011 Archived July 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- "Govt adds 26 municipalities, 1 sub metropolis". Setopati. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
Headquarter: Bhadrapur | ||
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