Palhinandan is a Rural municipality located within the Parasi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 44.67 square kilometres (17.25 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 35,429 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
Palhinandan (RM)
पाल्हीनन्दन गाउँपालिका | |
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  Palhinandan (RM) Location  Palhinandan (RM) Palhinandan (RM) (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°29′N 83°41′E / 27.48°N 83.69°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini |
| District | Parasi |
| Wards | 6 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Baiju Prasad Gupta |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Fatuma Khatun Ansari |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.67 km2 (17.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 35,429 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Kusma |
| Website | palhinandanmun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The 6 previous VDCs, namely Rampurwa, Harpur, Kusma, Palhi, Gairami and Sanai (some portion excluded), were merged to form Palhinandan Rural Municipality. Palhinandan is divided into 6 wards, with Kusma declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
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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