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Varagung Muktichhetra Rural Municipality
Baragung Muktichhetra ( ne, वारागुङ मुक्तिक्षेत्र), earlier ''Bahragaun Muktichhetra'' is a rural municipality situated in Mustang District of Gandaki Province of Nepal The rural municipality is situated on the southern part of the Mustang, surrounded by Dalome rural municipality on the north, Gharpajhong and Thasang rural municipality on the south, Manang District on the east and Dolpa District on the west, north-southern border of the rural municipality touches border with Myagdi District. The total area of the rural municipality is and total population of the rural municipality according to 2011 Nepal census is 2,330 individuals. The rural municipality is divided into 5 wards. The admin center of the rural municipality is at Kagbeni. Kagbeni, Jhong, Chhusang and Muktinath Village development committees were Incorporated while established this rural municipality. The rural municipality came into existence on 10 March 2017, fulfilling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaunpalika
A gaunpalika ( ne, गाउँपालिका, lit=rural municipality, translit=Gāum̐pālikā ) is an administrative division in Nepal. The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development dissolved the existing village development committees and announced the establishment of this new local body. It is a sub-unit of a district. There are currently 460 rural municipalities. History The village development committee was the previous governing body of villages in Nepal. They were replaced on 10 May 2017 by the rural municipalities which were formed by combining different VDCs. The decision was taken by the cabinet of Nepal after modifications in the report proposed by the Local Level Restructuring Commission. Initially 481 rural municipalities were formed but it was later changed to 460 municipalities. According to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development the new bodies were to be called "rural municipality" and not "village council" which was the literal tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thasang
Thasang Rural Municipality () is a Gaunpalika, or rural municipality, in Mustang district in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, in which Village Development Committees were replaced by municipal and Village Councils. Thasang is one of these 753 local units. Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Thasang Rural Municipality had a population of 3,093. Of these, 76.3% spoke Nepali, 14.7% Thakali, 4.1% Magar, 0.9% Tamang, 0.8% Gurung, 0.7% Sign language, 0.6% Kham, 0.4% Rai and 1.0% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 34.1% were Thakali, 17.8% Kami, 17.0% Magar, 10.4% Damai/Dholi, 4.7% Chhetri, 3.4% Hill Brahmin, 2.5% Chhantyal, 2.0% Gurung, 1.6% Tamang, 1.2% Sarki, 1.1% other Dalit, 1.0% Rai, 0.9% Newar, 0.7% Sherpa, 0.4% Limbu and 1.2% others. In terms of religion, 63.0% were Hindu, 34.5% Buddhist, 1.7% Christian, 0.2% Kirati The Kirati peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Himalayan Times
''The Himalayan Times'' is an English-language broadsheet newspaper published and distributed daily in Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai .... Rajan Pokhrel is the acting editor. In the annual newspaper classification report published by Press Council Nepal,it was placed in the A+ category, the highest possible rank. The newspaper was founded on 23 November 2001. It is based in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu. It is owned by International Media Network Nepal (Pvt) Ltd which in turn is owned by a Nepali investors. The paper's competitors tried to organise and lobby against the entry of foreign-owned newspaper in the country, but were not successful. At the time of its founding, it published in 12 pages, six of them coloured, and was priced as Rs 2. Within a year, it had b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Federal Affairs And General Administration (Nepal)
Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration ( ne, सङ्घीय मामिला तथा सामान्य प्रशासन मन्त्रालय), (MoFAGA), is the ministry of Nepal that supervises activities undertaken by local governments in Nepal. It also regulates and manages the civil service. MoFAGA is the only ministry with direct linkage with the country's municipalities, rural municipalities and provinces. It also plays direct role in implementing various eServices in the local governments. Background * In 1972, Local Development Department ( ne, स्थानीय विकास विभाग) under then Home affairs and Panchayat Ministry ( ne, गृह एवं पञ्चायत मन्त्रालय) was established. * In 1982, Local Development Department separately established as Local Development Ministry ( ne, स्थानीय विकास मन्त्रालय). * In 2008, Nepal abolished i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitution Of Nepal 2015
Constitution of Nepal 2015 ( ne, नेपालको संविधान २०७२) is the present governing Constitution of Nepal. Nepal is governed according to the Constitution which came into effect on 20 September 2015, replacing the Interim Constitution of 2007. The constitution of Nepal is divided into 35 parts, 308 Articles and 9 Schedules. The Constitution was drafted by the Second Constituent Assembly following the failure of the First Constituent Assembly to produce a constitution in its mandated period after the devastating earthquake in April 2015. The constitution was endorsed by 90% of the total legislators. Out of 598 Constituent Assembly members, 538 voted in favour of the constitution while 60 people voted against it, including a few Terai-based political parties which refrained from the voting process. Its institutions were put in place in 2010 and 2018 through a series of direct and indirect elections in all governing levels. History The Interim Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village Development Committee (Nepal)
A village development committee ( ne, गाउँ विकास समिति; ''gāum̐ vikās samiti'') in Nepal was the lower administrative part of its Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Each district had several VDCs, similar to municipalities but with greater public-government interaction and administration. There were 3,157 village development committees in Nepal. Each village development committee was further divided into several wards ( ne, वडा) depending on the population of the district, the average being nine wards. Purpose The purpose of village development committees is to organise village people structurally at a local level and creating a partnership between the community and the public sector for improved service delivery system. A village development committee has status as an autonomous institution and authority for interacting with the more centralised institutions of governance in Nepal. In doing so, the village development co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muktinath
Muktinath is a Vishnu temple, sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists. It is located in Muktinath Valley at the foot of the Thorong La mountain pass in Mustang, Nepal. It is one of the world's highest temples (altitude 3,800 m). Within Hinduism, it is one of the 108 Divya Desams, and is the only Divya Desam located outside India. It known as ''Mukti Kshetra'', which literally means the 'liberation arena' ( ''moksh'') and is one of the ''Char Dham'' in Nepal. This temple is considered to be 106th of the 108 Divya Desam considered sacred by the Sri Vaishnava sect. Its ancient name in Sri Vaishnava literature is ''Thiru Saligramam''. The Gandaki river, which flows nearby, is considered to be the only source of the Saligram shila, the non-anthropomorphic representation of Vishnu. Buddhists call it Chumig Gyatsa, which in Tibetan means "Hundred Waters". For Tibetan Buddhists, Muktinath is an important place of ''dakinis'', goddesses known as Sky Dancers, and one of the 24 Tantric p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhusang
Chhusang (Thsug in Tibetan) is a village development committee in Mustang District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of northern Nepal. It is located on the Upper Mustang trekking route, between Tangbe and Chele, about an hour's walk north of Tangbe. It lies at the junction of the Narshing river and the Kali Gandaki. It is surrounded by gigantic red, orange and silver gray cliffs spotted with cave dwellings. The village consists of three different hamlets: north of the Narshing river is Tangma, to the south of it is Braga, and west of Braga, towards the Kali Gandaki, is Cikyab. It is an active farming community. Demography At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ... it had a population of 860 people living in 195 individual households. Religion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhong
Jhong is a village development committee in Mustang District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ..., it had a population of 450 people living in 91 individual households.. References External linksUN map of the municipalities of Mustang District Populated places in Mustang District {{Mustang-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Nepal Census
Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities and villages of each district. The data included statistics on population size, households, sex and age distribution, place of birth, residence characteristics, literacy, marital status, religion, language spoken, caste/ethnic group, economically active population, education, number of children, employment status, and occupation. *Total population in 2011: 26,494,504 *Increase since last census 2001: 3,343,081 *Annual population growth rate (exponental growth): 1.35 *Number of households ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myagdi District
Myagdi District ( ne, :ne:म्याग्दी जिल्ला, म्याग्दी जिल्ला ), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Beni, Dhawalagiri, Beni as its district headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 114,447 in 2001 and 113,641 in 2011. Geography and climate This district can experience 7 types of climates Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Myagdi district had a population of 113,641. Of these, 94.2% spoke Nepali language, Nepali, 2.2% Magar language, Magar, 1.0% Kham language, Kham, 0.9% Chantyal language, Chhantyal and 0.6% Newar language, Newari as their first language. Administration The district consists of 6 List of cities in Nepal, Municipalities, out of which one is an urban municipality and five are Gaupalika, rural municipalities. These are as follows: *Beni, Dhaulagiri, Beni Municipality *Annapurna, Myagdi, Annapurna Rural Municipality *Dhau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolpa District
Dolpa District ( ne, डोल्पा जिल्ला), is a district, located in Karnali Province of Nepal, It is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal and one of ten district of Karnali. The district, with Dunai as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2011) of 36,700. Dolpa is the largest district (by area) of Nepal. Geography and climate Dolpa is the largest district of Nepal covering 5.36% of the total landmass of the country, located at 28°43’N to 29°43’N latitude, and 82°23’E to 83°41’E longitude. Elevation ranges from . The district borders Tibet on the north and northeast, Jumla and Mugu districts on the west, Myagdi, Jajarkot, Western and Eastern Rukum on the south, and Mustang on the east. A large portion of the district is protected by Shey Phoksundo National Park. The name is derived from the 12th century Shey Monastery and the deepest lake in Nepal, the Phoksundo Lake, both of which lie in the district. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
