Tilagupha | |
Native Name: | तिलागुफा |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnali |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kalikot |
Subdivision Type3: | No. of wards |
Subdivision Name3: | 11 |
Government Type: | Mayor-council |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Mr. Shankar Prasad Upadhayaya |
Leader Title1: | Deputy mayor |
Leader Name1: | Mr. Mahendra Bahadur Shahi |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
Area Total Km2: | 262.56 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 16,197 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | NST |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 29.1583°N 81.7917°W |
Website: | official website |
Tilagupha (ne|तिलागुफा) is an urban municipality located in Kalikot District of Karnali Province of Nepal.[1]
The total area of the municipality is 262.6sqkm, and the total population of the municipality as of 2021 Nepal census is 16,197 individuals. The municipality is divided into total 11 wards.[2]
The municipality was established on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal restricted all old administrative structure and announced 744 local level units as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015.[3] [4]
Phoi Mahadev, Ranchuli, Jubitha, Chhapre and part of Chilkhaya Village development committees were incorporated to form this new municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Jubitha.