Thulung Dudhkoshi Rural Municipality

Thulung Dudhkoshi (Nepali: थुलुङ दुधकोशी गाउँपालिका) or Dudhkaushika is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of seven rural municipality located in Solukhumbu District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 8 municipalities in Solukhumbu in which 1 is urban and 7 are rural.

Thulung Dudhkoshi
थुलुङ दुधकोशी गाउँपालिका
Divisions of Solukhumbu
Thulung Dudhkoshi is located in Koshi Province
Thulung Dudhkoshi
Thulung Dudhkoshi
Thulung Dudhkoshi is located in Nepal
Thulung Dudhkoshi
Thulung Dudhkoshi
Coordinates (Mukli): 27.44°N 86.68°E / 27.44; 86.68
CountryNepal
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictSolukhumbu
Total wards9
Established2017
HeadquartersMukli
Government
  TypeRural Council
  ChairpersonAsim Rai (NCP)
  Vice-chairpersonSabita Rai (NC)
Area
  Area & Population144.6 km2 (55.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Area & Population19,672
  Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Websitethulungdudhkoshimun.gov.np

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development Thulung Dudhkoshi has an area of 144.6 square kilometres (55.8 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 19672 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1]

Nele, Kangel, Panchan, Jubu, Mukali, and Deusar Lokhim which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).[1]

The rural municipality is divided into total 9 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Mukli.[1]

References

  1. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Retrieved 20 April 2018.


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