Sarawal Rural Municipality

Sarawal (RM)
सरावल गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Sarawal (RM) is located in Lumbini Province
Sarawal (RM)
Sarawal (RM)
Location
Sarawal (RM) is located in Nepal
Sarawal (RM)
Sarawal (RM)
Sarawal (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°30′N 83°44′E / 27.50°N 83.73°E / 27.50; 83.73
Country   Nepal
ProvinceLumbini
DistrictParasi
Wards7
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr. Radheshyam Chaudhari
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Uttama Ray
 • Term of office(2017 - 2022)
Area
 • Total
73.19 km2 (28.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
38,163
 • Density520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterSarawal
Websitesarawalmun.gov.np

Sarawal is a Rural municipality in the Parasi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 73.19 square kilometres (28.26 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 38,163, 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 Sarawal, Tilakpur, Manari, Badahara Dubauliya, Rampur Khadauna and Bhujhawa village development committees (VDCs) were merged to form Sarawal Rural Municipality. Sarawal is divided into 7 wards, with Sarawal VDC 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.


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