Uttargaya is a Rural municipality located within the Rasuwa District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 104.51 square kilometres (40.35 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 8255 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
Uttargaya (RM)
उत्तरगया गाउँपालिका | |
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  Uttargaya (RM) Location  Uttargaya (RM) Uttargaya (RM) (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°59′31″N 85°10′58″E / 27.99194°N 85.18278°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Rasuwa District |
| Wards | 5 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Upendra Lamsal |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Chameli Gurung |
| • Term of office | (2017 - 2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104.51 km2 (40.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,255 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Laharepauwa |
| Website | uttargayamun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Thulogaun, Dandagaun and portion of Haku and Laharepauwa VDCs were merged to form Uttargaya Rural Municipality. Uttargaya is divided into 5 wards, with Laharepauwa 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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