| Official Name: | Gaumul Rural Municipality |
| Native Name: | गौमूल गाउँपालिका |
| 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: | Sudurpashchim Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bajura |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Gaumul Rural Municipality |
| Subdivision Type4: | No.of wards |
| Subdivision Name4: | 6 |
| Government Type: | Rural Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Hari Bahadur Rokaya |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Sita Rokaya(Thapa) |
| Area Total Km2: | 314.66 |
| Population As Of: | 2017/18 |
| Population Total: | 8,515 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religion |
| Population Blank2: | Hindu |
| Timezone: | Nepal Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Coordinates: | 29.49°N 81.29°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 10600 |
| Website: | http://gaumulmun.gov.np/ |
| Blank Name: | Headquarter |
| Blank Info: | Manakot |
Gaumul (Nepali: गौमूल गाउँपालिका ) is the newly formed rural municipality in Bajura District in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.[1] It was formed in March 2017, when Government of Nepal announced 744 local level units in line with the Constitution of Nepal 2015.[2] It lies to the north west of Martadi.
It is formed by merging previous 2 VDCs named Dahakot and Manakot along with ward no. 1 of Badimalika Municipality.[3]
Gaumul Rural Municipality has an area of 314.66km2 and the population of this municipality is 8,515. It is the second biggest rural municipality in terms of area and smallest on the basis population. It is divided into 6 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed municipality is situated at Manakot. The name of this rural municipality is derived after the place called Gaumul which is the origin place of river Budhi Ganga River.
This rural municipality is famous for Potato and Allo production. It is also rich for medicinal herbs. Medicinal herbs such as Picrorhiza kurroa or कुटकी, Yarshagumba, Shilajit, Nardostachys jatamansi etc. are found here.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Gaumul Rural Municipality had a population of 8,515. Of these, 99.9% spoke Nepali and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[4]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 79.6% were Chhetri, 9.4% Kami, 5.6% Sarki, 3.7% Lohar, 1.5% Hill Brahmin and 0.2% others.[5]
In terms of religion, 100.0% were Hindu.[6]
In terms of literacy, 55.2% could read and write, 3.8% could only read and 41.0% could neither read nor write.[7]