Uttargaya Rural Municipality

Uttargaya (RM)
उत्तरगया गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Uttargaya (RM) is located in Bagmati Province
Uttargaya (RM)
Uttargaya (RM)
Location
Uttargaya (RM) is located in Nepal
Uttargaya (RM)
Uttargaya (RM)
Uttargaya (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°59′31″N 85°10′58″E / 27.99194°N 85.18278°E / 27.99194; 85.18278
Country   Nepal
ProvinceBagmati
DistrictRasuwa District
Wards5
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr. Upendra Lamsal
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Chameli Gurung
 • Term of office(2017 - 2022)
Area
 • Total
104.51 km2 (40.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
8,255
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterLaharepauwa
Websiteuttargayamun.gov.np

Uttargaya is a Rural municipality located within the Rasuwa District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 104.51 square kilometres (40.35 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 8255 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 Thulogaun, Dandagaun and portion of Haku and Laharepauwa VDCs were merged to form Uttargaya Rural Municipality. Uttargaya is divided into 5 wards, with Laharepauwa 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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