Sunchhahari is a Rural municipality located within the Rolpa District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 277.62 square kilometres (107.19 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 16,034 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
Sunchhahari (RM)
सुनछहरी गाउँपालिका | |
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  Sunchhahari (RM) Location  Sunchhahari (RM) Sunchhahari (RM) (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 28°20′N 82°47′E / 28.34°N 82.78°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini |
| District | Rolpa |
| Wards | 7 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Ash Bahadur Punmagar |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Pabitra Gharti Magar |
| • Term of office | (2017 - 2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 277.62 km2 (107.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 16,034 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Jaimakasala |
| Website | sunchhaharimun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Jaimakasala, Jailwang, Gam, Siuri, Seram and portion of Phagam VDCs were merged to form Sunchhahari Rural Municipality. Sunchhahari is divided into 7 wards, with Jaimakasala declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Demographics edit
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Sunchhahari Rural Municipality had a population of 16,034. Of these, 50.8% spoke Nepali, 42.7% Magar, 6.1% Kham, 0.3% Gurung and 0.1% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 72.3% were Magar, 15.1% Kami, 7.2% Chhetri, 2.7% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% other Dalit, 0.5% Gurung, 0.3% Hill Brahmin, 0.2% Sarki and 0.3% others.
In terms of religion, 68.4% were Hindu, 25.9% Buddhist, 3.1% Prakriti, 2.2% Christian and 0.4% others.[5]
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.
- ^ NepalMap Demographics [1]
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