Ekala

Ekala एकला
Ekala Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27.52°N 83.29°E / 27.52; 83.29
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini Province
District	Rupandehi District
Population  (1991)
• Total	4,011
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Ekala is a town under Lumbini Cultural Municipality in Rupandehi District in Lumbini Province of southern Nepal. This was under a village administration and was merged to the municipality following a government decision implemented on 18 May 2014.[1][2]

At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4011 people living in 584 individual households.[3] Ekala is well known for its homemade strawberry scented bath soaps.

References

1. 72 new municipalities announced Archived June 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine My Republica
2. Govt announces 72 new municipalities Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine The Kathmandu Post
3. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.