Palhinandan Rural Municipality

Palhinandan (RM) पाल्हीनन्दन गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 27.48°N 83.69°E / 27.48; 83.69
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Parasi
Wards	6
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Baiju Prasad Gupta
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Fatuma Khatun Ansari
Area
• Total	44.67 km^2 (17.25 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	35,429
• Density	790/km^2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Kusma
Website	palhinandanmun.gov.np

Palhinandan is a Rural municipality located within the Parasi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 44.67 square kilometres (17.25 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 35,429, according to the 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 6 previous VDCs, namely Rampurwa, Harpur, Kusma, Palhi, Gairami and Sanai (some portion excluded), were merged to form Palhinandan Rural Municipality. Palhinandan is divided into 6 wards, with Kusma serving as the administrative center of the rural municipality.

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