Mukundapur Explained

Mukundapur Nepal
Native Name:मुकुन्दपुर
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Pushpin Map:Nepal Gandaki Province#Nepal
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Zone
Subdivision Name1:Lumbini Zone
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nawalparasi District
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:13,027
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:27.7°N 84.31°W

Mukundapur is a town in Gaidakot Municipality in eastern part of Nawalparasi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. It became a municipality in May 2014 by merging the existing Mukundapur, Amarapuri, Gaidakot, Nawalparasi, VDCs.[1] [2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7631.[3] According to the 2011 Nepal census,[4] the VDC had a population of 13,027 (Male:6,254 and Female:6,773) living in 3,023 houses. The VDC is historically important as the "Mukundasen Palace" built by King Madimukundasen of Palpa lies here. The VDC is named after this Palace.

Villages

References

  1. Web site: 72 new municipalities announced. My Republica.com. 2014-06-10.
  2. Web site: Government announces 72 new municipalities. The Kathmandu Post. 2014-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084717/http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2014/05/08/news/govt-announces-72-new-municipalities/262559.html. 2014-10-06. dead.
  3. Web site: Nepal Census 2001. Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. 18 December 2008 .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-09-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927102414/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VDC_Municipality.pdf . 2013-09-27 .