Malika is a
Rural municipality
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These include:
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located within the
Gulmi District
Gulmi District (), a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Tamghas as its headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 296,654 in 2001, 280,160 in 2011 and 268,597 in 2016.
Intro ...
of the
Lumbini Province
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of
Nepal
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.
The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 20,075 according to the 2021 Census Result .
On March 10, 2017, the
Government of Nepal
The Government of Nepal () is the central executive authority of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. The government is led by the Prime Minister of Nepal, prime minister (K. P. Sharma Oli, K.P. Oli since 15 July 2024) who selects all the o ...
restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.
The previous
Neta (half portion excluded),
Darlung,
Hawangdi,
Arkhawang,
Chhapahile,
Arje,
Dhamir and
Marbhung VDCs were merged to form Malika Rural Municipality.
Malika is divided into 8
wards, with
Arkhawang declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
References
External links
official website of the rural municipality
Rural municipalities in Gulmi District
Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017
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