Rolpa ( ne, रोल्पा) (earlier:Liwang municipality) is a municipality located in
Rolpa District
Rolpa ( ne, रोल्पा जिल्ला), is a "hill" district in Lumbini Province of Nepal. Rolpa district covers an area of with population (2011) of 221,177. Rolpa Municipality, Rolpa town is the district's administrative center ...
of
Lumbini Province
Lumbini Province ( ne, लुम्बिनी प्रदेश, Lumbinī pradēśa) is a province in western Nepal. It borders Gandaki Province and Karnali Province to the north, Sudurpashchim Province to the west, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar o ...
of
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 ...
. It is only municipality of
Rolpa District
Rolpa ( ne, रोल्पा जिल्ला), is a "hill" district in Lumbini Province of Nepal. Rolpa district covers an area of with population (2011) of 221,177. Rolpa Municipality, Rolpa town is the district's administrative center ...
. The municipality is surrounded by Sunchhahari and Swarnawati rural councils from the east, Tribeni & Madi rural councils from the West, Duikholi rural council from the North and Swarnawati & Runtigadhi from the South
Total area of the municipality is and total population according to the
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 an ...
is 32759 individuals. The municipality is divided into total 10 wards.
Background
The municipality was established on 2 December 2014, when the government announced 61 more new municipalities.
This new municipality was established merging the two then
VDCs, e.g.
Liwang and
Khumel and it was named Libang then, later on 10 March 2017 more VDCs
Kotgaun,
Jankot,
Hwama and
Dhawang Incorporated with this municipality and renamed it to Rolpa.
See also
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Rolpa District
Rolpa ( ne, रोल्पा जिल्ला), is a "hill" district in Lumbini Province of Nepal. Rolpa district covers an area of with population (2011) of 221,177. Rolpa Municipality, Rolpa town is the district's administrative center ...
*
Lumbini Province
Lumbini Province ( ne, लुम्बिनी प्रदेश, Lumbinī pradēśa) is a province in western Nepal. It borders Gandaki Province and Karnali Province to the north, Sudurpashchim Province to the west, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar o ...
References
Municipalities in Lumbini Province
Nepal municipalities established in 2014
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