Chumanuwri Rural Municipality Explained

Tsum Nubri
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Native Name:चुम नुरबी गाँउपालिका
Settlement Type:Rural municipality
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gandaki
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Gorkha District
Government Type:Rural council
Leader Title:Chairperson
Pushpin Map:Nepal Gandaki Province#Nepal
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Area Total Km2:1648.65
Area Rank:4th largest (Nepal)
1st largest (Gandaki)
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:6,923
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Established Title:Established
Established Date:10 March 2017
Coordinates:28.5182°N 84.8462°W

Tsum Nubri Rural Municipality (Nepali: चुमनुव्री गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (Gaunpalika) situated at the borderline of Nepal and china in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. It is divided into 7 wards.

On 10 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local level administrative structure merging the former VDCs. Chumanuwri is one of these 753 local units.[1] [2]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Chumanuwri Rural Municipality had a population of 7,417. Of these, 54.7% spoke Tamang, 33.7% Gurung, 6.7% Yolmo, 3.5% Nepali, 0.3% Sign language and 0.8% other languages as their first language.[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 55.4% were Tamang, 39.5% Gurung, 1.7% Hill Brahmin, 1.3% Ghale, 0.7% Kami, 0.6% Chhetri, 0.3% Thakuri and 0.6% others.[4] A unique ethnic group of people called Tsumbas are the residents of Tsum Valley. This ethnic group lives beyond Ekle Bhatti, in the villages of Chumling and Nile.[5]

In terms of religion, 93.2% were Buddhist, 4.0% Hindu, 2.4% Christian and 0.3% others.[6]

In terms of literacy, 33.6% could both read and write, 4.1% could read but not write and 62.2% could neither read nor write.[7]

References

  1. Web site: Tsum Nubri Rural Municipality चुम नुब्री गाउँपालिका. 2020-07-06. www.facebook.com. en.
  2. Web site: Sapkota. Narahari. Gorkha locals head to Tibet to buy food stuff. 2020-07-06. My Republica. en.
  3. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-36004&geo_ids=local-36004,district-23,province-4,country-NP NepalMap Language
  4. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-36004&geo_ids=local-36004,district-23,province-4,country-NP NepalMap Caste
  5. Web site: Masters . Himalayan . Manaslu . Himalayan Masters.
  6. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-36004&geo_ids=local-36004,district-23,province-4,country-NP NepalMap Religion
  7. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-36004&geo_ids=local-36004,district-23,province-4,country-NP NepalMap Literacy