| Official Name: | Himali Rural Municipality |
| Native Name: | हिमाली गाँउपालिका |
| 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: | Himali Rural Municipality |
| Subdivision Type4: | No.of wards |
| Subdivision Name4: | 7 |
| Government Type: | Rural Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Govinda Bahadur Malla |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Chandra Devi Buddha |
| Area Total Km2: | 830.33 |
| Population As Of: | 2017/18 |
| Population Total: | 9,214 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religion |
| Population Blank2: | Hindu, Buddhist |
| Timezone: | Nepal Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Coordinates: | 29.53°N 81.67°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 10600 |
| Website: | http://himalimun.gov.np/ |
| Blank Name: | Headquarter |
| Blank Info: | Dhulachaur |
Himali (Nepali: हिमाली गाउँपालिका ) is a rural municipality in Bajura District in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. It was formed in March 2017, when Government of Nepal announced 744 local level units in line with the Constitution of Nepal 2015.[1] It lies in the northern region of Bajura District and is also considered to be the remote place of this district.
It is formed by merging previous VDCs named Bichhiya, Rugin and ward no. 1 to 7 of Baddhu VDC.[2] There is snowfall throughout the year in this region.
Himali Rural Municipality has an area of 830.33km2 and the population of this municipality is 9,214. It is the second smallest rural municipality of Bajura district in terms of population. It is divided into 7 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed municipality is situated at Dhulachaur.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Himali Rural Municipality had a population of 9,229. Of these, 95.9% spoke Nepali, 3.0% Sherpa, 0.8% Tamang, 0.1% Maithili and other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 57.5% were Chhetri, 12.3% Hill Brahmin, 9.4% Sarki, 5.3% Thakuri, 3.5% Lohar, 3.2% Bhote, 2.7% Kami, 2.3% Damai/Dholi, 1.3% other Dalit, 0.8% Tamang, 0.6% Teli, 0.5% Badi, 0.2% other Terai, 0.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami and 0.2% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 96.0% were Hindu and 4.0% Buddhist.[5]
In terms of literacy, 51.8% could read and write, 3.2% could only read and 44.9% could neither read nor write.[6]