| Mugum Karmarong | |
| Native Name: | मुगूम कार्मारोङ गाउँपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Karnali Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of rural council |
| Coordinates: | 29.5833°N 82.3917°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnali Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mugu |
| Subdivision Type3: | Wards |
| Subdivision Name3: | 9 |
| Government Type: | Rural Council |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Mr. Tsiring Kyapne Lama |
| Leader Title1: | Vice-chairperson |
| Leader Name1: | Mr. Tsiring Tamang |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2106.91 |
| Area Rank: | 2nd largest RM |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 6222 |
| 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: | Pulu |
Mugum Karmarong (ne|मुगुम कार्मारोंग गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Mugu District of Karnali Province of Nepal.[1] [2] The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 5,393 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[3] [4] Mugum Karmarong is the second largest rural municipality of Nepal.
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[5] [6]
The previous Dolphu, Mugu, Kimari, Pulu and Mangri VDCs were merged to form Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality.Mugum Karmarong is divided into 9 wards, with Pulu declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality had a population of 5,423. Of these, 67.4% spoke Tamang, 24.9% Nepali, 7.3% Sherpa and 0.4% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 74.9% were Tamang, 16.9% Chhetri, 7.0% Kami, 0.4% other Dalit, 0.2% other Terai and 0.6% others. In terms of religion, 74.6% were Buddhist and 25.4% Hindu.[7]
At the time of the 2021 census, Mugum Karmarong had a population of 6,222. In ethnicity/caste terms, 28.66% of the population was Chhetri, 26.28% Mugum, 20.01% Karmarong, 16.67% Tamang and 7.96% Biswakarma. 36.00% of the population spoke Karmarong, 34.38% Nepali, 24.27% Mugali and 4.10% Tamang as their first language. In terms of religion, 70.75% were Buddhist and 29.20% Hindu.