Bhirkot Municipality Explained

Bheerkot Municipality
Native Name:भीरकोट नगरपालिका
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Nepal Gandaki Province#Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gandaki Pradesh
Coordinates:28.0367°N 83.7994°W
Coor Pinpoint:Bheerkot
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name1:Western Region
Subdivision Name2:Gandaki Zone
Subdivision Name3:Syangja District
Established Title:Established
Established Date:18 September 2015
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Govinda Kumar Karmacharya
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Bhagawati Regmi Aryal
Area Total Km2:78.23
Population Total:18134
Population As Of:2011 Nepal census
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code:33811
Area Code:063
Website:http://bheerkotmun.gov.np/
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45

Bheerkot is a municipality in Syangja District of Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. The new municipality was formed by merging four existing villages—Banethok Deurali, Darsing Dahathum, Dhapuk Simal Bhanjyang and Khilung Deurali—on 18 September 2015.[1] It has 9 wards. The office of the municipality is that of the former Darsing Dahathum village development committee's Bayarghari Bazaar.[2]

Bheerkot is formed by merging four village development committee: Banethok Deurali, Darsing Dahathum, Dhapuk Simal Bhanjyang and Khilung Deurali & the total population of these four places is 18,134.[3]

Background

Bheerkot was named by the locals of Banethok Deurali, Darsing Dahathum, Dhapuk Simal Bhanjyang-phoxing and Khilung Deurali.It is a famous historical place.

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Notes and References

  1. News: 26 new Municipalities announced. 18 September 2015. The Rising Nepal. 18 September 2015. 27 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150927235504/http://therisingnepal.org.np/news/6587. dead.
  2. News: Govt adds 26 municipalities. 18 September 2015. Setopati. 18 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150920174448/http://setopati.net/politics/9315. 20 September 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Syangja VDC Level Report . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141026134818/http://cbs.gov.np/image/data/Population/VDC-Municipality%20in%20detail/39%20Syangja_VDCLevelReport.pdf. 2014-10-26 .