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Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi is a Municipality in
Khotang District
Khotang District ( ne, खोटाङ जिल्ला) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. The district, with Diktel as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2021) of 206,312.[Province No. 1
Province No. 1 (proposed names: Kirat Autonomous State, Kirat, Limbuwan, Khambuwan Rashtriya Morcha, Nepal, Khambuwan, Mount Everest, Sagarmatha, Virata, Birat and Koshi River, Koshi) is the easternmost of the seven Provinces of Nepal, province ...]
of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
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. The municipality was established in May 2014 merging some existing
VDCs:
Bamrang
Bamrang is a town under Diktel Municipality in Khotang District in the Sagarmatha Zone of eastern Nepal. This VDC was merged into Diktel to form municipality in May, 2014. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespr ...
,
Laphyang and
Kahalle
Kahalle is a town under Diktel Municipality in Khotang District in the Sagarmatha Zone of eastern Nepal. This VDC was merged into Diktel to form municipality in May, 2014. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespr ...
as Diktel Municipality.
Diktel was renamed to Rupakot Majhuwagadhi on 10 March 2017 after merging some more VDCs. The municipality is divided into 15 wards. It is on 700 m to 2250 m of elevation from sea level. The area of the municipality is 246.51 km
2. There are 10,050 households with population of 46,903. By 2020, the name commonly used name ''Diktel'' was re-added to the municipality's official name.
Transportation
Man Maya Airport
Man Maya Airport , also known as Khanidanda Airport, is a domestic airport located in Rupakot Majhuwagadhi serving Khotang District, a district in Province No. 1 in Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly th ...
lies in Old-Diktel offering flights to
Kathmandu
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Media
To promote local culture, Diktel has two
community radio
Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They broadcast content that is popular ...
stations: Halesi FM (102.4 MHz) and Rupakot Radio (105.0 MHz).
References
External links
UN map of the municipalities of Khotang District
Populated places in Khotang District
Khotang District
Nepal municipalities established in 2014
Municipalities in Province No. 1
Municipalities in Khotang District
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