Suryagadhi Rural Municipality

Suryagadhi (RM) सुर्यगढी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 27°56′52″N 85°13′46″E
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati
District	Nuwakot
Wards	5
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Santa Bahadur Ghale (Tamang)
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Manju Budhathoki
• Term of office	(2017 - 2022)
Area
• Total	49.09 km^2 (18.95 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	16,800
• Density	340/km^2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Bageshwari Chokadi
Website	suryagadhimun.gov.np

Suryagadhi is a Rural municipality located within the Nuwakot District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 49.09 square kilometres (18.95 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 16,800 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 Lachyang, Bageshwari Chokadi, Kalikahalde and Ganeshthan VDCs were merged to form Suryagadhi Rural Municipality. Suryagadhi is divided into 5 wards, with Bageshwari Chokadi 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