Airawati (RM) | |
Native Name: | ऐरावती गाउँपालिका |
Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal Lumbini Province#Nepal |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 27.98°N 82.94°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Lumbini |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pyuthan |
Subdivision Type3: | Wards |
Subdivision Name3: | 6 |
Government Type: | Rural Council |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Name: | Mr. Nabil Bikram Shah |
Leader Title1: | Vice-chairperson |
Leader Name1: | Mr. Buddha Bahadur Basnet |
Leader Title2: | Term of office |
Leader Name2: | (2017 - 2022) |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
Area Total Km2: | 156.75 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 22,392 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | Nepal Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Blank Name: | Headquarter |
Blank Info: | Baraula |
Airawati is a Rural municipality located within the Pyuthan District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal.The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 22,392 according to a 2011 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 Dangbang Baraula, Pakla, Bijuli, Dhubang (some portion not included) and Raspurkot (some portion not included) VDCs were merged to form Airawati Rural Municipality.Airawati is divided into 6 wards, with Baraula declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.