Gauradaha Municipality Explained

Gauradaha
Native Name:गौरादह
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Koshi Provincejhapa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Koshi
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jhapa
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Chattrapati Subedi (UML)
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Jalbarsha Rajbanshi (UML)
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:60,451
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:26.56°N 87.72°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:57216
Area Code:023
Website:gauradahamun.gov.np

Gauradaha[1] is a municipality in Jhapa District in the Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. After the government announcement the municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Maharanijhoda, Baigundhura, Juropani, Kohabara and Gauradaha village development committees (VDCs).[2] [3] The center of the municipality is established in the mid of Gauradaha, Dhobiniya chowk. At the time of the 2021 Nepal census after merging the four VDCs population it had a total population of 47,393 persons.[4] After the government decision the number of municipalities has reached 217 in Nepal.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Govt declares 26 new municipalities. EKantipur. 19 September 2015.
  2. Web site: 26 new Municipalities announced. The Rising Nepal. 2015-09-18. 2015-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20150927235504/http://therisingnepal.org.np/news/6587. dead.
  3. Web site: Govt announces 26 municipalities . The Kathmandu Post . 2015-09-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151001204030/http://epaper.ekantipur.com/epaper/the-kathmandu-post/2015-09-19/pages/1398db5077_2015-09-19_3.pdf . 2015-10-01 .
  4. http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VDC_Municipality.pdf Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: National Population and Housing Census 2011
  5. Web site: Govt adds 26 municipalities, 1 sub metropolis. Setopati. 18 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150920174448/http://setopati.net/politics/9315. 20 September 2015. dead.