Hupsekot is a Rural municipality located within the Nawalpur District of the Gandaki Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 189.21 square kilometres (73.05 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 25,065 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
Hupsekot (RM)
हुप्सेकोट गाउँपालिका | |
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  Hupsekot (RM) Location  Hupsekot (RM) Hupsekot (RM) (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°41′26″N 84°3′44″E / 27.69056°N 84.06222°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Gandaki |
| District | Nawalpur |
| Wards | 6 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mrs. Laxmi Devi Pandey |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Swatantra Kopila Malla |
| • Term of office | (2017 - 2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 189.21 km2 (73.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 25,065 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Deurali |
| Website | hupsekotmun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Hupsekot, Dhobadi and Deurali VDCs were merged to form Hupsekot Rural Municipality. Hupsekot is divided into 6 wards, with Deurali declared the administrative center of the rural municipality. Thumki Devi Temple is a major attraction of Hupsekot.Koliya is the central of Hupsekot and Ashwin Sigdel has been named head of the place.
References edit
- ^ "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.
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