| Mangala Rural Municipality | |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Native Name: | मंगला गाउँपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Gaunpalika |
| 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: | Myagdi District |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Timezone: | Nepal Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Area Total Km2: | 89 |
| Population Total: | 16,286 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 28.3884°N 83.4536°W |
| Website: | http://mangalamun.gov.np/ |
Mangala Rural Municipality (Nepali :मंगला गाँउपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Myagdi District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with the implementation of the new local administrative structure, VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Mangala is one of these 753 local units.[1] [2]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Mangala Rural Municipality had a population of 16,334. Of these, 98.7% spoke Nepali, 0.8% Magar, 0.1% Chantyal, 0.1% Newar and 0.3% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 38.0% were Magar, 15.2% Kami, 13.8% Chhetri, 13.2% Hill Brahmin, 6.4% Sarki, 4.2% Damai/Dholi, 2.4% Chhantyal, 1.9% Kisan, 1.6% Thakali, 1.2% Thakuri, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Newar, 0.3% Gurung, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Limbu, 0.1% Majhi and 0.4% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 84.1% were Hindu, 15.1% Buddhist and 0.7% Christian.[5]
In terms of literacy, 70.4% could read and write, 2.8% could only read and 26.7% could neither read nor write.[6]