Gauriganj | |
Native Name: | गौरिगंज गाउँपालिका |
Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal Province1#Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Province No. 1 |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 26.4333°N 87.7333°W |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Province No. 1 |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jhapa |
Subdivision Type3: | Wards |
Subdivision Name3: | 6 |
Government Type: | Village Council |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Name: | Mrs. Fulwati Rajbanshi (NC) |
Leader Title1: | Vice-chairperson |
Leader Name1: | Mrs. Pujan Neupane (CPN-UML) |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Seat: | Gauriganj |
Area Total Km2: | 101.35 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 33038 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | Nepal Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Website: | official website |
Gauriganj (Nepali: गौरिगंज गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of seven rural municipality located in Jhapa District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 15 municipalities in Jhapa in which 8 are urban and 7 are rural.
According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Gauriganj has an area of 101.35km2 and the total population of the municipality is 33038 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1] [2]
Korobari, Mahabhara, Khajurgachhi and Gauriganj which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).[1] [3]
The rural municipality is divided into total 6 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Gauriganj.