Sarawal is a Rural municipality located within the Parasi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 73.19 square kilometres (28.26 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 38,163 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
Sarawal (RM)
सरावल गाउँपालिका | |
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  Sarawal (RM) Location  Sarawal (RM) Sarawal (RM) (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°30′N 83°44′E / 27.50°N 83.73°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini |
| District | Parasi |
| Wards | 7 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Radheshyam Chaudhari |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Uttama Ray |
| • Term of office | (2017 - 2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.19 km2 (28.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 38,163 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Sarawal |
| Website | sarawalmun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Sarawal, Tilakpur, Manari, Badahara Dubauliya, Rampur Khadauna and Bhujhawa VDCs were merged to form Sarawal Rural Municipality. Sarawal is divided into 7 wards, with Sarawal VDC 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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