Chhatrakot Rural Municipality

Chhatrakot (RM) छत्रकोट गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 28°3′N 83°21′E
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Gulmi
Wards	6
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Ramprasad Pandeya
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Sabitra Gyawali
• Term of office	(2022-2027)
Area
• Total	87.01 km^2 (33.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	19,357
• Density	220/km^2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Hardineta
Website	chhatrakotmun.gov.np

Chhatrakot is a Rural municipality located within the Gulmi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 87.02 square kilometres (33.60 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 19,357 according to a 2021 Nepal census.^[1][2]

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.^[3][4] The previous Hunga, Palkikot, Hadinete, Digam, Kharjyang and Daungha VDCs were merged to form Chhatrakot Rural Municipality. Chhatrakot is divided into 6 wards, with Hardineta declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

References

1. "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
2. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
3. "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
4. "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

External links

• official website of the rural municipality