Rurukshetra Rural Municipality

Not to be confused with Kurukshetra.

Rurukshetra (RM) रुरुक्षेत्र गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 27.99°N 83.40°E / 27.99; 83.40
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Gulmi
Wards	6
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Nilkantha Gautam
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Laxmi Devi Pantha
• Term of office	(2017 - 2022)
Area
• Total	67.38 km^2 (26.02 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	18,581
• Density	280/km^2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Baletaksar
Website	rurumun.gov.np

Rurukshetra is a Rural municipality located within the Gulmi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 67.38 square kilometres (26.02 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 18,581 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 Reemuwa, Ruru, Thanpati, Gwadi, Baletaksar and Bamgha VDCs were merged to form Rurukshetra Rural Municipality. Rurukshetra is divided into 6 wards, with Baletaksar declared 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