Gangajamuna (
Nepali: गंगाजमुना; ''gangajamuna'') is a
Gaupalika
A gaunpalika ( ne, गाउँपालिका, lit=rural municipality, translit=Gāum̐pālikā ) is an administrative division in Nepal. The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (Nepal), Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Devel ...
(
Nepali: गाउपालिका ; ''gaupalika'')
Formerly:
village development committee) in
Dhading District
Dhading District ( ne, धादिङ जिल्ला ), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhading Besi as its district headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 338,658 ...
in the
Bagmati Zone
Bagmati Zone ( ne, बागमती अञ्चल ''Bāgmatī Añcal'') was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restoration of zones to Provinces. Its headquarters are Kathmandu. It was named after the Bagmati River. It was in the ...
of central
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 ...
. The local body was formed by merging five
VDCs namely
Rigaun
Rigaun or Ree gaun is a village development committee in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5218 and had 875 houses in it. Ree Gaun is located in the Northern part of ...
,
Gumdi
Gumdi is a village development committee in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central 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.
...
,
Phulkharka
Phulkharka was one of the village development committees in Dhading District of central Nepal. But since 2017 it lies in ward number 5 of Ganga Jamuna
''Ganga Jamna'' ( ISO 15919: ''Gaṅgā Jamunā''), also transliterated as ''Ganga Jamuna' ...
,
Baseri
Baseri is a village in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6264 and had 1196 houses in it. It is 60 kilometers away from the district headquarter Dhadingbesi. The mai ...
and
Budhathum
Budhathum is a Ward in Gangajamuna Gaupalika in Dhading District in the Bagmati Province of central 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 Statis ...
. Currently, it has a total of 7 wards, larger VDCS
Gumdi
Gumdi is a village development committee in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central 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.
...
, and
Rigaun
Rigaun or Ree gaun is a village development committee in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5218 and had 875 houses in it. Ree Gaun is located in the Northern part of ...
are divided in 2 wards each whereas other VDCs are divided into only one ward. The population of the rural municipality is 21,784 according to the data collected on
2017 Nepalese local elections
The 2017 Nepalese local elections were held in Nepal in three phases on 14 May, 28 June and 18 September in 6 metropolitan cities, 11 sub-metropolitan cities, 276 municipalities and 460 rural municipalities. It was the first local level election t ...
.
Population
As per 2017, Gangajamuna hosts a population of 21,784 across a total area of .
See also
*
Dhading District
Dhading District ( ne, धादिङ जिल्ला ), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhading Besi as its district headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 338,658 ...
References
{{Dhading District
Populated places in Dhading District
Rural municipalities in Dhading District
Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017