Purchaudi Municipality is a municipality of Nepal located in Baitadi District of Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. The municipality was established on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal announced 744 local level units as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015.[1]
Purchaudi
पुर्चौडी | |
|---|---|
  Purchaudi  Purchaudi | |
| Coordinates: 29°37′N 80°42′E / 29.62°N 80.70°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Sudurpashchim |
| District | Baitadi |
| No. of wards | 10 |
| Established | 2017 |
| Incorporated (VDC) | Kotila, Bhatana, Bhumiraj, Kuwakot, Nwadeu, Mahadevsthan, Hat, Malladehi, Talladehi and Bijayapur |
| Incorporated (date) | 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Purchaudi Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 198.52 km2 (76.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 39,174 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Website | purchaudimun |
Kotila, Bhatana, Bhumiraj, Kuwakot, Nwadeu, Mahadevsthan, Hat, Malladehi, Talladehi and Bijayapur villages were merged to form this new local level unit.[2]
Total population of the municipality (2011 Nepal census) is 39174 individuals and the total area of the municipality is 198.52 square kilometres (76.65 sq mi), the municipality is divided into 10 wards. The headquarter of the municipality is situated at Hat town.[3]
References edit
- ^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np (in Nepali). p. 391. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Baitadi District (Municipality profile)" (PDF). www.cbs.gov.np (in Nepali). Central Bureau of Statistics. 2018. pp. 184 to 209. Retrieved 9 February 2020.