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Sunchhahari Rural Municipality Ward No
Sunchhahari is a Rural municipality located within the Rolpa District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 17,241 according to a 2021 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Jaimakasala, Jailwang, Gam, Siuri, Seram and portion of Phagam VDCs were merged to form Sunchhahari Rural Municipality. Sunchhahari is divided into 7 wards, with Jaimakasala declared the administrative center of the rural municipality. Sunchhahari Rural Municipality is named after Sunchhahari Waterfall, the first rural municipality chairman is Aas Bahadur Pun Magar, and the current chairman is Dhan Bahadur Pun Magar. Geographical Sunchhahari Rural Municipality is located between Thabang Rural Municipality to the north, Sisne Rural Municipality to the south, Sunil Smriti Rural Municipality to the west, and Lungri Rural Municipality to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaunpalika
A gaunpalika ( ) is an administrative division in Nepal. The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (Nepal), Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development dissolved the existing Village development committee (Nepal), village development committees and announced the establishment of this new local body. It is a sub-unit of a List of districts of Nepal, district. There are currently 481 rural municipalities. History The village development committee (Nepal), village development committee was the previous governing body of villages in Nepal. They were replaced on 10 May 2017 by the rural municipalities which were formed by combining different VDCs. The decision was taken by the Council of Ministers of Nepal, cabinet of Nepal after modifications in the report proposed by the Local Level Restructuring Commission. Initially 481 rural municipalities were formed but it was later changed to 481 municipalities. According to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gam, Rolpa
Gam is a village development committee in Rolpa District in the Rapti Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ... it had a population of 4349 people living in 880 individual households. References Populated places in Rolpa District {{Rolpa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelbang
Jelbang, also known as Jelbang, is a name of Nepalese village in Rolpa District of the Lumbini Province, and is situated at the Southern Part of the Jaljala Mountain. 2021 Nepal census it had a population of 3037 people living in 568 individual households. The town is populated by Magars. History Nepalese Civil War Jelbang was used by Maoist rebels during the Nepalese Civil War as a military base where they trained recruits. In 2003, government forces sent in helicopters which heavily bombed Jelbang, killing large amounts of people. At least 68 people from Jelbang died during the war, including 30 who died in the village itself. Almost all died at the hands of the police or military This was the highest amount of killings during the war, and are now known as the Jelbang Killings. In commemoration of the killings, Jelbang has been described as a ''"Model Peace Village"'' and a ''"Village of Martyrs"''. Demographics According to the National Census 2021, the populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magar Kham Language
Magar Kham (मगर खाम), also known as ''Kham'', ''Kham Magar'', and ''Khamkura'', is the Sino-Tibetan language variety of the Northern Magar people of Nepal. The language is situated in the upper elevations of Baglung, East Rukum, and Rolpa districts. Based on census data taken in 2011, the total population of Magar Kham is estimated to be about 69,000 speakers. Language classification Magar Kham is a Sino-Tibetan language, and it is classified by David Bradley as “Central Himalayan,” and as being related to Magar and Chepang and more distantly related to the Kiranti languages. George van Driem also classifies Magar Kham as “Para-Kiranti,” emphasizing that Magar Kham, Magar, and Chepang are united more by their differences from the Kiranti cluster than by their similarity to one another. Within this cluster, Magar Kham possesses a number of unique grammatical features, and shares only 44% lexical similarity with Magar and 38% with Chepang.Watters, Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurung People
Gurung (exonym; ) or Tamu (endonym; Gurung language, Gurung: ) are a Tibetan people, Tibetan ethnic group living in the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal. Gurungs speak Tamu kyi which is a Sino-Tibetan language derived from the Tibeto-Burman language family. The written form of Gurung is heavily dependent on the Tibetan script and history and details related to their culture and tradition is passed on from one generation to the other usually by word-of-mouth. The Gurungs have historically lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle, herding sheep and yaks in the Himalayan foothills, but many have diversified into other professions while retaining strong ties to their cultural heritage. Etymology The term ''Tamu'' (Gurung language, Gurung: ) is used by the Gurungs to refer to themselves. According to oral traditions, the name Gurung is derived from the Tibetan word "Gru-gu", meaning "to bring down," reflecting their migration from the Tibetan plateau to the southern slope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magars
The Magars, also spelled Mangar and Mongar, are the largest ethnic group native to Nepal and Northeast India, representing 6.9% of Nepal's total population according to the 2021 Nepal census. They are one of the main Gurkha tribes. The first home of the Magars was to the west of the Gandaki River and, roughly speaking, consisted of that portion of Nepal which lies between and around about Gulmi District, Gulmi, Arghakhanchi District, Arghakhanchi, and Palpa District, Palpa. This part of the country was divided into twelve districts known as ''Bahra Magarat'' (Confederation of Twelve Magar villages), which included the following regions of that period: Argha, Arghakhanchi District, Khanchi, Bhirkot, Dhor, Garhung, Ghiring, Gulmi, Isma, Musikot, Rising, Satungal, Satung, and Pyung. During the medieval period, the whole area from Palpa District, Palpa to Rukum Rolpa was called the Magarat, a place settled and inhabited by Magars. Another confederation of eighteen Magar kingdoms, k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisne Rural Municipality
Sisne ( ''Sisnē Gāum̥pālikā'') is a rural municipality in Eastern Rukum District of Lumbini Province Province of Nepal. Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Sisne Rural Municipality had a population of 18,083. Of these, 99.9% spoke Nepali and 0.1% Sign language as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 47.0% were Chhetri, 25.3% Magar, 10.2% Kami, 6.4% Thakuri, 4.7% Hill Brahmin, 4.0% Damai/Dholi, 1.6% Sarki, 0.3% Newar, 0.3% Badi, 0.3% Newar, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Sunuwar and 0.2% others. In terms of religion, 97.9% were Hindu, 1.6% Christian, 0.3% Buddhist Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ... and 0.2% others. In terms of literacy, 62.7% could read and write, 3.1% could only read and 34.1% could neither read nor write. NepalMap Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thabang Rural Municipality
Thabang is a Rural municipality located within the Rolpa District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 10,881 according to a 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Thawang, Mirul and Uwa VDCs were merged to form Thabang Rural Municipality. Thabang is divided into 5 wards, with Thawang declared the administrative center of the rural municipality. Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Thabang Rural Municipality had a population of 10,881. Of these, 60.2% spoke Magar, 22.2% Kham, 16.2% Nepali, 0.9% Gurung, 0.1% Maithili and 0.4% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 83.0% were Magar, 11.2% Kami, 1.6% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% other Dalit, 1.2% Chhetri, 1.0% Gurung, 0.1% Hill Brahmin and 0.5% others. In terms of religion, 60.8% were Hindu, 32.3% Buddhist, 1.6% Christia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wards And Electoral Divisions Of Nepal
A ward () is the smallest unit of Local government in Nepal, local governments in Nepal. The local level body (gaunpalika and Municipalities of Nepal, municipality) which is divided into 753 units, are further divided into 6,743 wards. These wards were previously either a single Village development committee (Nepal), VDC or a part of VDC. A local level unit is divided into a minimum five wards or a maximum of 33 wards. No. of wards (district and province wise) No. of wards (local level body wise) There are 753 Local government in Nepal, local government bodies which are further divided into 6743 wards which is the smallest unit of local government in Nepal. See also *List of gaunpalikas of Nepal *List of cities in Nepal References {{reflist * Ward Report , National Population and Housing Census 2021 Results (cbs.g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village Development Committee (Nepal)
A village development committee (; ''gāum̐ vikās samiti'') in Nepal was the lower administrative part of its Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Each district had several VDCs, similar to municipalities but with greater public-government interaction and administration. There were 3,157 village development committees in Nepal. Each village development committee was further divided into several wards () depending on the population of the district, the average being nine wards. Purpose The purpose of village development committees is to organise the village people structurally at a local level and creating a partnership between the community and the public sector for improved service delivery system. A village development committee has the status of an autonomous institution and the authority to interact with the more centralised institutions of governance in Nepal. In doing so, the village development committee gives the village people an element of contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phagam
Phagam is a village development committee in Rolpa District in the Rapti Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ... it had a population of 2428 people living in 466 individual households. References Populated places in Rolpa District {{Rolpa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seram, Nepal
Seram is a village development committee in Rolpa District in the Rapti Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ... it had a population of 1892 people living in 355 individual households. References Populated places in Rolpa District {{Rolpa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
