Maiwakhola Rural Municipality
Maiwakhola Rural Municipality मैवाखोला गाउँपालिका | |
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| Rural Municipality in Nepal | |
  Maiwakhola Rural Municipality Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°21′04″N 87°32′05″E / 27.351075°N 087.534817°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Taplejung |
| Rural Municipality | Maiwakhola |
| Established | 10 March 2021 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gaunpalika |
| • Chairperson | Bijaya Prakash Wanem (CPN (Maoist)) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Kamal Kumari wanem (NC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 136 km2 (53 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 10,365 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Website | Official Website |
Maiwakhola is a rural municipality located in the Taplejung District in the Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. The total area of the municipality is 138 km2. The local body was formed on 10 March 2021 by merging three VDCs of Phakumba, Sanghu and Dhungesanghu. Currently, it has a total of 6 wards. The population of the rural municipality is 10,365 (5264 females and 5,101 males) according to the preliminary report of 2021 Nepal census.
References
- ^ "MOFALD List of Gaupalika" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-06-02.
Headquarters: Phungling Municipality | |||
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Notable people
- Madan Bhandari, Politician
- yogesh bhattarai, Politician
- Malvika Subba(Wanem), miss Nepal
- Jhuma Wanem (Limbu), singer