Koshi Rural Municipality Explained

KOSHI
Native Name:कोशी गाउँपालिका
Settlement Type:Rural Municipality
Pushpin Map:Koshi#Nepal
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Koshi Province
Pushpin Relief:1
Coordinates:26.6°N 87.06°W
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Koshi Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sunsari
Subdivision Type3:Wards
Subdivision Name3:8
Government Type:Rural Council
Leader Title:Chairperson
Leader Name:Mr. AYUB ANSARI (NC)
Leader Title1:Vice-chairperson
Leader Name1:Mrs. ANITA DEVI YADAV (NC)
Established Title:Established
Established Date:10 March 2017
Area Total Km2:75.98
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:43626
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:Laukahi
Website:official website

Koshi (Nepali: कोशी गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of six rural municipality located in Sunsari District of Koshi Province of Nepal. There are a total of 12 municipalities in Sunsari of which 6 are urban and 6 are rural.

According to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Koshi has an area of 75.98km2 and the total population of the municipality is 43626 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1] [2]

Laukahi, Paschim Kasuha, Sripurjabdi and Haripur which previously were all separate Village development committees merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities with 753 new local level body (Municipality).[1]

The rural municipality is divided into total 8 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Laukahi.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण . 21 April 2018 . www.mofald.gov.np/en . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180831065451/http://103.69.124.141/ . 31 August 2018 . dead .
  2. Web site: CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts . 8 October 2017 . www.citypopulation.de . 21 April 2018.