Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Nagarpalika | |
Native Name: | दिक्तेल रूपाकोट मझुवागढी |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Koshi#Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Province No. 1 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Province No. 1 |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Khotang District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Tirtharaj Bhattrai ((NC)) |
Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Bishan Rai (Communist Party of Nepal Maoist) |
Area Total Km2: | 246.51 |
Area Rank: | 8th (Province No. 1) |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Note: | https://www.citypopulation.de/php/nepal-mun-admin.php?adm2id=1309 |
Population Total: | 46,903 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | NST |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 27.2139°N 86.7978°W |
Elevation Max M: | 2250 |
Elevation Min M: | 700 |
Website: | official website |
Official Name: | Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality |
Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi is a Municipality in Khotang District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. The municipality was established in May 2014 merging some the previous Village Development Committees (VDCs) of Bamrang, Laphyang and Kahalle as Diktel Municipality.[1] [2]
Diktel was renamed to Rupakot Majhuwagadhi on 10 March 2017 after merging some more VDCs. The municipality is divided into 15 wards. It is on 700 m to 2250 m of elevation from sea level. The area of the municipality is 246.51 km2. There are 10,050 households with population of 46,903.[3] [4] By 2020, the name commonly used name Diktel was re-added to the municipality's official name.
Man Maya Airport lies in Old-Diktel offering flights to Kathmandu.[5]
To promote local culture, Diktel has two community radio stations: Halesi FM (102.4 MHz) and Rupakot Radio (105.0 MHz).