| Phaktanglung | |
| Official Name: | फक्ताङलुङ |
| Native Name: | फक्ताङलुङ |
| Native Name Lang: | ne |
| Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Province1#Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Province |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| 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 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 |
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.
Phaktanglung RM falls under Taplejung 1 (parliamentary constituency) and Taplejung 1(B) (provincial) constituency.
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]