Hupsekot Rural Municipality Explained

Hupsekot (RM)
Native Name:हुप्सेकोट गाउँपालिका
Settlement Type:Rural Municipality
Pushpin Map:Nepal Gandaki Province#Nepal
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location
Pushpin Relief:1
Coordinates:27.6906°N 84.0622°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gandaki
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nawalpur
Subdivision Type3:Wards
Subdivision Name3:6
Government Type:Rural Council
Leader Title:Chairperson
Leader Name:Laxmi Devi Pandey
Leader Title1:Vice-chairperson
Leader Name1:Purna Singh Rana
Leader Title2:Term of office
Leader Name2:(2017 - 2022)
Established Title:Established
Established Date:10 March 2017
Area Total Km2:189.21
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:25,065
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:Deurali

Hupsekot is a Rural municipality located within the Nawalpur District of the Gandaki Province of Nepal.The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 25,065 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1] [2]

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3] [4] The previous Hupsekot, Dhobadi and Deurali VDCs were merged to form Hupsekot Rural Municipality.Hupsekot is divided into 6 wards, with Deurali declared the administrative center of the rural municipality. Thumki Devi Temple is a major attraction of Hupsekot. Sugam Karki, Bishnu Adhikari, Ramesh Babu Pandey, Sudarshan Pandey, Prashant Pandey, Sawan GR, Rabi Kiran Pandey, Kushal Pandey and Biswas Pokhrel are some of the jaldo baldo yuwa of Hupsekot. All of them work under the leadership of Manoj Devkota.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA . www.mofald.gov.np . 17 July 2018.
  2. Web site: स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण . Details of the local level bodies . Nepali . 17 July 2018 . www.mofald.gov.np/en . Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development.
  3. News: New local level structure comes into effect from today . 10 March 2017 . www.thehimalayantimes.com . . 17 July 2018.
  4. Web site: New local level units come into existence . 11 March 2017 . www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com . 18 July 2018.