Barahathwa Municipality

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Barahathwa
बरहथवा नगरपालिका
Municipality
Barahathwa is located in Nepal
Barahathwa
Barahathwa
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°00′N 85°14′E / 27.00°N 85.24°E / 27.00; 85.24
Country   Nepal
ZoneJanakpur
DistrictSarlahi
Government
 • MayorMrs.Kalpana Kumari Katwal (NCP-amale) Mr.Debananda Mahato (NCP-maoist)(BS-2074-2078)
 • Deputy MayorMR.Rambabu Sah (NCP-amale) Mrs.Sitadevi Majhi (NCP-Maoist) BS-2074-2078
Area
 • Total
107.05 km2 (41.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
69,822
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Area code046
Websitebarhathwamun.gov.np

Barahathwa[1] is a municipality of the Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of central Nepal. The municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Barahathwa, Murtiya, Hajariya, sundarpur chuhadwa village development committee su.chu. and Laukat village development committees (VDCs).[2][3] The center of the municipality is established in the former VDC Office of Barahathwa Bazaar. After merging the four VDCs' populations, it had a total population of 50,424 according to 2011 Nepal census.[4] The population is excepted to reached 100,000 in this decade.[5]

Municipality

The Nepali government announced in 2015 the creation of 26 new municipalities. With this announcement Barahathawa was upgraded to a municipality of Nepal; previously it was merely a proposed municipality. The adjoining villages, or VDCs, of Barahathawa, Shreepur, Murtiya, Hajariya, Janakinagar, Laukat and Sundarpur chuhadwa were merged with Barahathawa to upgrade it to the status of a municipality.

References

  1. ^ "Govt declares 26 new municipalities". EKantipur. 19 September 2015.
  2. ^ "26 new Municipalities announced". The Rising Nepal. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  3. ^ "Govt announces 26 municipalities" (PDF). The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  4. ^ Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: National Population and Housing Census 2011 Archived July 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ [1]After the government decision, the number of Nepali municipalities reached 217.<ref>"Govt adds 26 municipalities, 1 sub metropolis". Setopati. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.


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