Annapurna Rural Municipality | |
Native Name: | अन्नपूर्ण गाउँपालिका |
Settlement Type: | Gaunpalika |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gandaki |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Myagdi District |
Area Total Km2: | 556.41 |
Population Total: | 13,315 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | Nepal Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 28.3522°N 83.7071°W |
Website: | http://annapurnamunmyagdi.gov.np/ |
Annapurna Rural Municipality, Myagdi (Nepali : अन्नपूर्ण गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Myagdi District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with the implementation of the new local administrative structure, VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Annapurna is one of these 753 local units.[1] [2]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Annapurna Rural Municipality had a population of 13,337. Of these, 98.3% spoke Nepali, 0.8% Kham, 0.3% Sign language, 0.1% Magar and 0.4% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 69.3% were Magar, 12.9% Chhetri, 8.2% Kami, 4.5% Damai/Dholi, 1.3% Hill Brahmin, 1.0% Thakali, 0.8% Gurung, 0.5% Tamang, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% Newar, 0.2% Rai, 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Sarki, 0.1% Gaine, 0.1% Sherpa and 0.4% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 81.4% were Hindu, 9.5% Buddhist, 6.3% Prakriti, 1.8% Christian, 0.1% Bon and 0.9% others.[5]
In terms of literacy, 71.9% could read and write, 1.4% could only read and 26.7% could neither read nor write.[6]