Sunkoshi Rural Municipality ( ne, सुनकोशी गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality in
Sindhupalchowk District of
Bagmati Province
Bagmati Province ( ne, बाग्मती प्रदेश, ''Bagmati Pradesh'') is one of the seven provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. The province is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest provinc ...
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 ...
. 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 ...
, the total population of the municipality is 16713 and total area of the municipality is
The Rural municipality is divided into 7 wards and the headquarter of the municipality is located at
Pangretar.
The rural municipality was established on March 10, 2017 when
Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development dissolved the existing
village development committees
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, ...
and announced the establishment of this new local body.
Thokarpa,
Kalika,
Thumpakhar,
Sunkhani,
Yamunadanda
Yamanadanda is a village in Sindhupalchok 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.
Working wit ...
and
Pangretar VDCs were merged to form the new rural municipality.
References
External links
Official website
Populated places in Sindhupalchowk District
Rural municipalities in Sindhupalchowk District
Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017
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