Phaktanglung Rural Municipality Explained

Phaktanglung
Official Name:फक्ताङलुङ
Native Name:फक्ताङलुङ
Native Name Lang:ne
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:No. of wards
Subdivision Name1:Koshi Province
Subdivision Name2:Taplejung
Subdivision Name3:7
Government Type:Rural council
Leader Title:Chairperson
Leader Name:Mr.Rajan Limbu "Mukti" (CPN (Maoist Centre)
Leader Title1:Vice-chairperson
Leader Name1:Mr.Rabin Samra Limbu"Bikas" (NC)
Established Title:Established
Established Date:10 March 2017
Area Total Km2:1858.51
Area Rank:3rd largest (Nepal)
1st largest (Province No. 1)
Population Total:12,017
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45
Website:Official Website

Phaktanglung is a Rural municipality (Gaunpalika) located in Taplejung District in Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The local body was formed by merging seven previous VDCs namely Sawadin, Khejenim, Linkhim, Ikhabu, Tapethok, Lelep, Olangchungkhola. Currently, it has a total of 7 wards. The population of the rural municipality is 12,017 according to the 2011 Nepal census and total area of the rural council is which is the 3rd largest rural council of Nepal. It is the 1st largest rural council of Koshi Province.

Ward divisions of Phaktanglung
Ward Name Ward No. Population (2011) Area (KM²)
1 1 1,461 11.07
2 2 2,406 29.75
3 3 2,214 26.33
4 4 2,032 61.46
5 5 1,460 219.87
6 6 2,205 808.53
7 7 239 701.50

Geography

The whole rural municipality is a part of protected area which is called Kanchenjunga Conservation Area[2] comprises cultivated lands, forests, pastures, rivers, high altitude lakes and glaciers.

Constituencies

Phaktanglung RM falls under Taplejung 1 (parliamentary constituency) and Taplejung 1(B) (provincial) constituency.

Demography

The total population of Phaktanglung RM is 12,017 in which female comprises 6,137 and male comprises 5,880. There are 2,525 households in the RM.[3]

See also

References

  1. News: MOFALD List of Gaupalika. 2017-06-02. en.
  2. Web site: Kanchenjunga Conservation Area | Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation . 2021-01-05 . 2021-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210107224431/http://www.dnpwc.gov.np/en/conservation-area-detail/64/ . dead .
  3. Web site: NID | LocalBodies.