Khathekhola Rural Municipality Explained

Kathekhola Rural Municipality
Timezone:Nepal Time
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:82.88
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:22526
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Households
Population Blank1:5892
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:28.5186°N 84.3588°W
Website:http://kathekholamun.gov.np/
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Native Name:काठेखोला गाउँपालिका
Settlement Type:Gaunpalika
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gandaki
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Baglung District
Parts Type:Wards
Parts:8
Government Type:Rural Municipality
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Raju Thapa

Kathekhola Rural Municipality (Kathekhola Gaupalika) (Nepali: काठेखोला गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Baglung District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, in which VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Kathekhola is one of these 753 local units.[3] [4] It is named after the Kathekhola River, a geographical trademark of this rural municipality. Madhyapahari Lokmarg passes through the central part of this rural municipality and is also close to Baglung district headquarters.

Administration

Kathekhola Rural Municipality (Kathekhola Gaupalika) consists of 8 wards. All of those ward has their name but typically the locals use numbers to refer the ward.

  1. Pala (पाला)
  2. Bhimpokhara (भिमापोखरा)
  3. Dhamja (धाम्जा)
  4. Tangram (तंग्राम)
  5. Bihu (बिहुँ)
  6. Bihu (बिहुँ)
  7. Resha (रेश)
  8. Lekhani (लेखानी)

Reference

  1. Web site: काठेखोला गाउँपालिकाको संक्षिप्त परिचय | काठेखोला गाउँपालिका, गाउँ कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय .
  2. Web site: काठेखोला गाउँपालिकाको संक्षिप्त परिचय | काठेखोला गाउँपालिका, गाउँ कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय .
  3. Web site: काठेखोला गाउँपालिका, गाउँ कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय गण्डकी प्रदेश, बागलुङ, नेपाल. 2020-07-06. kathekholamun.gov.np.
  4. Web site: Collegenp. Kathekhola Rural Municipality - Collegenp. 2020-07-06. www.collegenp.com. English.