Manebhanjyang Rural Municipality Explained

Manebhanjyang
Native Name:मानेभञ्ज्याङ्ग गाउँपालिका
Settlement Type:Rural Municipality
Pushpin Map:Nepal Province1#Nepal
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Province No. 1
Pushpin Relief:1
Coordinates:27.2333°N 86.45°W
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Province No. 1
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Okhaldhunga
Subdivision Type3:Wards
Subdivision Name3:10
Government Type:Rural Council
Leader Title:Chairperson
Leader Name:Mr. Gyanendra Rumdali (NC)
Leader Title1:Vice-chairperson
Leader Name1:Mr. Aasrachan Rai (NC)
Established Title:Established
Established Date:10 March 2017
Area Total Km2:146.61
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:2014
Population Total:210823
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:Manebhanjyang
Website:official website

Manebhanjyang (Nepali: मानेभञ्ज्याङ्ग गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of seven rural municipality located in Okhaldhunga District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 8 municipalities in Okhaldhunga in which 1 is urban and 7 are rural.

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Manebhanjyang has an area of 146.61km2 and the total population of the municipality is 21082 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1] [2]

Moli, Baksa, Nepal, Ubu, Nepal, Ketuke, Manebhanjyang, Thakle, Thoksela and Madhavpur which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).[1]

The rural municipality is divided into total 9 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Manebhanjyang.[1]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Manebhanjyang Rural Municipality had a population of 21,093. Of these, 33.4% spoke Wambule, 33.0% Nepali, 15.3% Magar, 6.3% Tamang, 6.0% Bahing, 2.0% Jerung, 2.0% Rai, 0.9% Newar and 1.1% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 40.4% were Rai, 16.3% Magar, 9.9% Chhetri, 6.5% Newar, 6.4% Tamang, 6.1% Hill Brahmin, 4.3% Kami, 3.4% Damai/Dholi, 2.0% Bahing and 4.7% others.

In terms of religion, 51.1% were Hindu, 39.3% Kirati, 8.4% Buddhist, 0.9% Christian and 0.3% others.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण . 18 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: Manebhanjyang (Rural Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . www.citypopulation.de . 17 April 2020.
  3. NepalMap Demographics https://nepalmap.org/profiles/local-12005-manebhanjyang/