Surunga Municipality Explained

Surunga
Official Name:Municipality in Nepal
Native Name:सुरुङ्‍गा (Nepali)
Native Name Lang:ne
Settlement Type:Municipality
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Pushpin Map:Nepal Madhesh Province#Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madhesh Province
Coordinates:26.7°N 86.53°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Development Region
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Type4:Province
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Eastern
Subdivision Name2:Sagarmatha
Subdivision Name3:Saptari
Subdivision Name4:Madhesh
Subdivision Name5:Surunga
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Gita Chaudhary (NC)
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Rudra Bahadur Karki (NC)
Area Total Km2:107.04
Population Total:44,221
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Blank2:Hindu, Muslim, Christian
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Local
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:56417
Area Code:031
Website:www.surungamun.gov.np
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45
Demographics1 Info1:Maithili, Tharu, Nepali

Surunga Municipality (Nepali: सुरुङ्‍गा नगरपालिका) is located in Saptari District in the Province 2 of Nepal. It was formed in 2016 occupying current 11 sections (wards) merging previous Pipra, Hardiya, Daulatpur, Madhupati, Kushaha, Haripur, Malhanwa, Tikulya, Pramanpur (ward no.09) and Patewarba VDCs.[1] It occupies an area of 107.04 km2 with a total population of 44,221.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: स्थानिय तह. 103.69.124.141. 1 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180831065451/http://103.69.124.141/. 31 August 2018. live.
  2. News: Local Elections 2074 – Election Results Overview – Saptari – Surunga. 1 September 2018.