Kalinchowk Rural Municipality
Kalinchowk (RM)
कालिनचोक गाउँपालिका | |
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Coordinates: 27°47′N 86°04′E / 27.79°N 86.06°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Province | Bagmati |
District | Dolakha |
Wards | 9 |
Established | 10 March 2017 |
Government | |
• Type | Rural Council |
• Chairperson | Mr. Bin Kumar Thami |
• Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Kalika Pathak |
Area | |
• Total | 132.49 km2 (51.15 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 22,954 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
Headquarter | Sunakhani |
Website | kalinchowkmun |
Kalinchowk is a Rural municipality located within the Dolakha District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 132.49 square kilometres (51.15 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 22,954 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1] [2]
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. [3] [4] The previous Kalinchok, Babare, Lamidanda, Lapilang, Sunakhani, and Sundrawati VDCs were merged to form Kalinchok Rural Municipality. Kalinchok is divided into 9 wards, with Sunakhani declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
References
- ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "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.