Hupsekot Rural Municipality

Hupsekot (RM) हुप्सेकोट गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 27°41′26″N 84°3′44″E
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Nawalpur
Wards	6
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Laxmi Devi Pandey
• Vice-chairperson	Purna Singh Rana
• Term of office	(2022- 2027)
Area
• Total	189.21 km^2 (73.05 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	25,065
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Deurali
Website	hupsekotmun.gov.np

Hupsekot is a Rural municipality located within the Nawalpur District of the Gandaki Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 189.21 square kilometres (73.05 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 25,065 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Hupsekot, Dhobadi and Deurali VDCs were merged to form Hupsekot Rural Municipality. Hupsekot is divided into 6 wards, with Deurali declared the administrative center of the rural municipality. Thumki Devi Temple is a major attraction of Hupsekot. Ashwin Sigdel is one of the rare men chairpersons in local government, having been elected twice to lead this rural municipality and Anusha Pokhrel was elected as his personal secretary in 2024,October 31st.

References

1. "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
2. "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.
3. "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
4. "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

External links

• official website of the rural municipality