Rolpa Municipality
Rolpa Municipality
रोल्पा नगरपालिका | |
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Rolpa (Nepali: रोल्पा) (earlier:Liwang municipality) is a municipality located in Rolpa District of Lumbini Province of Nepal. It is only municipality of Rolpa District. The municipality is surrounded by Sunchhahari and Swarnawati rural councils from the east, Tribeni & Madi rural councils from the West, Duikholi rural council from the North and Swarnawati & Runtigadhi from the South [1][2]
Total area of the municipality is 270.42 square kilometres (104.41 sq mi) and total population according to the 2011 Nepal census is 32759 individuals. The municipality is divided into total 10 wards.[2]
Background
The municipality was established on 2 December 2014, when the government announced 61 more new municipalities.
Demographics
At the time of the
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 43.7% were Magar, 27.4% Chhetri, 13.2% Kami, 4.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 4.4% Damai/Dholi, 2.6% Hill Brahmin, 1.5% Gurung, 0.9% Thakuri, 0.7% Newar and 0.7% others.
In terms of religion, 75.3% were Hindu, 22.8% Buddhist, 0.9% Prakriti, 0.7% Christian, 0.1% Muslim and 0.2% others.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Government announced 61 municipalities". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ NepalMap Demographics [1]
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