Pauwadungma Rural Municipality
Pauwadungma (Nepali: पौवादुङमा) is a rural municipality (गाउँपालिका) out of seven rural municipalities of Bhojpur District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 9 municipalities in Bhojpur in which 2 are urban and 7 are rural.
Pauwadungma
पौवादुङमा गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
  Pauwadungma Location in Province No. 1  Pauwadungma Pauwadungma (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27.15°N 87.14°E | |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Bhojpur |
| Wards | 6 |
| Seat | Changre |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Kiran Rai (NCP) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Jyotsna Rai (NCP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 118.86 km2 (45.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,394 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Website | official website |
According to MoFALD Pauwadungma has an area of 118.86 square kilometres (45.89 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 15, 394 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1][2] To form this new Rural Municipality Sanodumma, Thulodumma, Bastim, Changre, Tiwari Bhanjyang and Shyamsila were merged, which previously were Village development committee (local level administrative villages).[1] Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, MoFALD replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).
Chyangre is the Headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality.
References
- "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
