| Dhunibeshi Municipality | |
| Native Name: | धुनीबेशी नगरपालिका |
| Native Name Lang: | ne |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Municipality |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 27.43°N 85.09°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bagmati |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dhading |
| Subdivision Type3: | No. of wards |
| Subdivision Name3: | 9 |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated (VDC) |
| Established Date1: | Naubise, Chhatre Dyaurali, Jiwanpur |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (date) |
| Seat Type: | Admin HQ. |
| Government Type: | Mayor–council |
| Governing Body: | Dhunibeshi Municipality Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Balkrishna Acharya |
| Leader Party: | CPN (US) |
| Leader2 Party: | CPN (US) |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Suraj Upreti NC |
| Leader Title2: | MP & Constituency |
| Leader Name2: | Dhading 1 |
| Leader Title3: | MLA & Constituency |
| Leader Name3: | Dhading 1(A) Rajendra Prasad Pandey (CPN (US)) |
| Area Total Km2: | 96.30 |
| Population Total: | 31,029 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Timezone1: | NPT |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:45 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Codes |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone Code |
Dhunibeshi is a municipality located within the Dhading District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans, with a total population of 31,029 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 Naubise, Chhatre Dyaurali and Jiwanpur VDCs were merged to form Dhunibeshi. Dhunibeshi is divided into 9 wards, with Naubise declared the administrative center of the municipality.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dhunibeshi Municipality had a population of 31,029. Of these, 77.1% spoke Nepali, 18.8% Tamang, 2.9% Newar, 0.3% Maithili, 0.2% Bhojpuri, 0.1% English, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Tharu, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 28.1% were Tamang, 24.3% Hill Brahmin, 21.3% Chhetri, 6.4% Newar, 4.5% Sarki, 3.0% Magar, 2.9% Rai, 2.1% Kami, 1.6% Damai/Dholi, 1.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.9% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.7% Danuwar, 0.7% Thakuri, 0.4% Musalman, 0.2% Chepang/Praja, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Bhote, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Hajam/Thakur, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Jirel, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% Yadav and 0.3% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 81.0% were Hindu, 16.3% Buddhist, 2.1% Christian, 0.4% Muslim, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.1% others.[7]