| Jwalamukhi | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality in Nepal |
| Native Name: | ज्वालामुखी |
| Native Name Lang: | ne |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Development Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Chairman:Binod Timalsina |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Type4: | Province |
| Subdivision Type5: | Rural Municipality |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central |
| Subdivision Name3: | Dhading |
| Subdivision Name4: | Bagmati Province |
| Subdivision Name5: | Jwalamukhi |
| Area Total Km2: | 114.04 |
| Population Total: | 23,966 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Area Code: | 010 |
| Timezone: | NST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Jwalamukhi (Nepali: ज्वालामुखी; gangajamuna) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका; gaupalika)[2] (formerly: village development committee) in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. The local body was formed by merging four VDCs namely Khari, Dhola, Nepal, Maidi and Chainpur, Bagmati. Currently, it has a total of 7 wards. The population of the rural municipality is 23,966 according to the data collected on 2017 Nepalese local elections.Chairman of this rural municipality is Binod Timalsina and he belongs to Nepali Congress Party.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Jwalamukhi Rural Municipality had a population of 23,966. Of these, 83.6% spoke Nepali, 6.1% Magar, 5.5% Tamang, 2.2% Newar, 2.1% Kumhali, 0.2% Gurung, 0.1% Maithili and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 19.6% were Hill Brahmin, 17.3% Newar, 14.8% Magar, 13.9% Chhetri, 8.8% Sarki, 5.7% Tamang, 4.7% Gurung, 4.4% Kumal, 3.9% Kami, 2.7% Damai/Dholi, 1.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.0% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.8% Thakuri, 0.3% Majhi, 0.3% Thakali, 0.2% Hajam/Thakur, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Teli and 0.2% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 89.6% were Hindu, 6.2% Christian, 4.0% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim and 0.1% others.[5]
In terms of literacy, 60.5% could both read and write, 2.2% could read but not write and 37.2% could neither read nor write.[6]
East: Niklantha Municipality
West: Gorkha District
North: Triuprasundari Gaupalika and Gorkha District
South: Siddhalek Gaupalika and Gorkha District
As per 2017, Jwalamukhi hosts a population of 23,966 across a total area of 114.04 km2.