Thabang Rural Municipality

Thabang (RM) थवाङ गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 28.48°N 82.72°E / 28.48; 82.72
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Rolpa
Wards	5
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr.
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs.
• Term of office	(2017 - 2022)
Area
• Total	191.07 km^2 (73.77 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,881
• Density	57/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Thawang
Website	thabangmun.gov.np

Thabang is a Rural municipality located within the Rolpa District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 191.07 square kilometres (73.77 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 10,881 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 Thawang, Mirul and Uwa VDCs were merged to form Thabang Rural Municipality. Thabang is divided into 5 wards, with Thawang declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Thabang Rural Municipality had a population of 10,881. Of these, 60.2% spoke Magar, 22.2% Kham, 16.2% Nepali, 0.9% Gurung, 0.1% Maithili and 0.4% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 83.0% were Magar, 11.2% Kami, 1.6% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% other Dalit, 1.2% Chhetri, 1.0% Gurung, 0.1% Hill Brahmin and 0.5% others.

In terms of religion, 60.8% were Hindu, 32.3% Buddhist, 1.6% Christian, 1.5% Prakriti and 3.8% others.[5]

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.
5. NepalMap Demographics [1]

External links

• official website of the rural municipality