Shambhunath

Municipality in Sagarmatha, Nepal
Shambhunath
शंभूनाथ नगरपालिका
Municipality
Buddha Chok at Kathauna Bazar
Buddha Chok at Kathauna Bazar
26°38′N 86°40′E / 26.63°N 86.67°E / 26.63; 86.67
Country   Nepal
ZoneSagarmatha
DistrictSaptari
Government
 • MayorJitendra Prasad Gupta Kalwar (CPN (US))
 • Deputy MayorAnita Kumari Chaudhary (CPN (US))
Area
 • Total108.71 km2 (41.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total38,018
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Websitewww.shambhunathmun.gov.np

Shambhunath Municipality is a Town in Saptari District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. Merging the existing Khoksar Parbaha, Shambhunath, Mohanpur, Bhangha, Basbalpur and Rampur Jamuwa village development committee this new municipality was formed on 18 May 2014.[1][2] Kathauna Bazar is now finally head office of this new municipality . At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5168 people living in 933 individual households.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.



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