Tripurasundari, Dolpa

Tripurasundari

त्रिपुरासुंदरी
Tripurasundari त्रिपुरासुंदरी
Municipality
	Tripurasundari Location in Nepal
	Coordinates: 29°02′N 82°51′E / 29.03°N 82.85°E
Country	Nepal
Province	Karnali
District	Dolpa
No. of wards	11
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	Mr. Jan chandra Rokaya (NCP)
• Deputy mayor	Mrs. Devi Gharti (NCP)
Area
• Total	393.54 km2 (151.95 sq mi)
Highest elevation	5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Lowest elevation	2,000 m (7,000 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	10,104
• Density	26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website	official website

Tripurasundari (Nepali: त्रिपुरासुन्दरी) is an urban municipality located in Dolpa District of Karnali Province of Nepal.^[1]

The total area of the municipality is 393.54 square kilometres (151.95 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality as of 2011 Nepal census is 10,104 individuals. The municipality is divided into total 11 wards.^[2]

The municipality was established on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal restricted all old administrative structure and announced 744 local level units as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015.^[3]^[4]

Tripurakot, Sunhu, Lhan, Pahada and Likhu Village development committees were incorporated to form this new municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Tripurakot.^[2]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 55.8% of the population in Tripurasundari Municipality spoke Nepali, 22.3% Thangmi, 18.2% Newar, 2.6% Tamang, 0.6% Sherpa and 0.2% Maithili as their first language; 0.3% spoke other languages.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 26.2% were Thami, 25.6% Newar, 25.4% Chhetri, 4.8% Hill Brahmin, 3.9% Kami, 3.8% Gurung, 2.7% Tamang, 2.1% Pahari, 1.7% Damai/Dholi and 3.8% others.

In terms of religion, 92.7% were Hindu, 3.3% Buddhist, 2.2% Christian and 1.8% Prakriti.^[5]