Sunchhahari is a

Rural municipality A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries. These include: * Rural municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...

located within the

Rolpa District Rolpa (), is a "hill" district in Lumbini Province of Nepal. Rolpa district covers an area of with population (2011) of 221,177. Rolpa town is the district's administrative center. The various grievances of Rolpa's population made the dis ...

of the

Lumbini Province Lumbini Province () is a Provinces of Nepal, province in western Nepal. The country's Provinces of Nepal, third largest province in terms of area as well as List of Nepalese provinces by population, population, Lumbini is home to the World Herita ...

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. The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 17,241 according to a

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. On March 10, 2017, the

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restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Jaimakasala,

Jailwang 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 ...

, Gam, Siuri,

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and portion of

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 Statisti ...

VDCs were merged to form Sunchhahari Rural Municipality. Sunchhahari is divided into 7

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, 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 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 Nep ...

to the north,

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. ...

to the south, Sunil Smriti Rural Municipality to the west, and Lungri Rural Municipality to the east.

Caste, Religion & Language

Sunchhahari Rural Municipality is home to Magar, Dalit,

Gurung 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 ...

, Thakali, Kshetri, Newar and Bahun people, while 70% of the population is Magar. Since Magar is the majority in Sunchhahari Rural Municipality, the number of people who follow nature religion is significant.

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, a ...

is spoken by the Magars here.

Tourism

Sunchhahari Rural Municipality is a rural municipality with tourism potential. The main tourist attractions in this rural municipality include

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 ...

Village, Sunchhahari Water Falls, Jaljala, Bajudhuri, Bibang Daha, Tilachan Daha, Rabang, and Kothibhir.

References

External links

official website of the rural municipality
Rural municipalities in Rolpa District Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017 {{Lumbini-geo-stub