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.