Hilihang | |
Native Name: | हिलिहाङ गाउँपालिका |
Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal Province1#Nepal |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Province No. 1 |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 27.24°N 87.78°W |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Province No. 1 |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Panchthar |
Subdivision Type3: | Wards |
Subdivision Name3: | 7 |
Government Type: | Rural Council |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Name: | Mr. Bhuwaniprasad Lingden (NCP) |
Leader Title1: | Vice-chairperson |
Leader Name1: | Mrs. Sumitra Upreti Sedhai (NCP) |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
Area Total Km2: | 123.01 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 22913 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | Nepal Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Blank Name: | Headquarter |
Blank Info: | Panchami |
Website: | official website |
Hilihang (ne|हिलिहाङ गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) in the Panchthar District of Province No. 1, in Nepal. There are a total of 8 municipalities in Panchthar of which 1 is urban and 7 are rural.
According to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development Hilihang has an area of 123km2 and the total population of the municipality is 22913 as of the Census of Nepal 2011.[1] [2] [3]
Ambarpur, Panchami, Subhang and Bharapa, which previously were all separate Village development committees, merged to form this new local level body. This was a requirement of the 2015 Constitution of Nepal under which the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development merged all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level bodies.[1] [3]
The rural municipality is divided into seven wards. Its headquarters is in Panchami.[1] [3]