Chitrawan Municipality Explained

Chitrawan Municipality
Native Name:चित्रवन नगरपालिका
Settlement Type:Municipality
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bagmati Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chitwan District
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:26,579
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:27.65°N 84.3°W

Chitrawan Municipality is a former Municipality in Chitwan District, now a part of Bharatpur Metropolitan City in Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. The Municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging formerly Gunjanagar, Saradanagar and Dibyanagar village development committee.[1] [2] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 26,579 people living in 2025 individual households.[3] The total population is 34,913 (CBS 2011). The total area is 54.9 km2 (Gunjanagar - 22.77 km2, Sharadanagar - 13.54 km2 & Dibyanagar - 18.59 km2).

References

  1. Web site: 72 new municipalities announced . My Republica.com . 2014-06-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140618191026/http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=74336 . 2014-06-18 .
  2. Web site: Government announces 72 new municipalities. The Kathmandu Post. 2014-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084717/http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2014/05/08/news/govt-announces-72-new-municipalities/262559.html. 2014-10-06. dead.
  3. Web site: Nepal Census 2001 . Nepal's Village Development Committees . Digital Himalaya . 2008-12-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 . 2008-10-12 .