Maiwakhola Rural Municipality Explained

Maiwakhola Rural Municipality
Official Name:Rural Municipality in Nepal
Native Name:मैवाखोला गाउँपालिका
Native Name Lang:ne
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Province No. 1
Subdivision Name2:Taplejung
Subdivision Name3:Maiwakhola
Government Type:Gaunpalika
Leader Title:Chairperson
Leader Name:Bijaya Prakash Wanem (CPN (Maoist))
Leader Title1:Vice-chairperson
Leader Name1:Kamal Kumari wanem (NC)
Established Title:Established
Established Date:10 March 2021
Area Total Km2:136
Population Total:10,365
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45
Website:Official Website

Maiwakhola is a rural municipality located in the Taplejung District in the Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. The total area of the municipality is 138 km2. The local body was formed on 10 March 2021 by merging three VDCs of Phakumba, Sanghu and Dhungesanghu. Currently, it has a total of 6 wards. The population of the rural municipality is 10,365 (5264 females and 5,101 males) according to the preliminary report of 2021 Nepal census.

References

  1. News: MOFALD List of Gaupalika. 2017-06-02. en.