Bethanchok Rural Municipality

Bethanchok (RM)

बेथानचोक गाउँपालिका
Bethanchok (RM) बेथानचोक गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
	Bethanchok (RM) Location Bethanchok (RM) Bethanchok (RM) (Nepal)
	Coordinates: 27°51′N 85°48′E
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati
District	Kavrepalanchowk
Wards	6
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Prem Bahadur Timlsina
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Sarita Lamichhane
Area
• Total	101 km2 (39 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	16,777
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Dhungakharka
Website	https://bethanchowkmun.gov.np/

Bethanchok is a Rural municipality located within the Kavrepalanchowk District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 101 square kilometres (39 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 16,777 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Chyamrangbesi, Dhungakharka, Chalal Ganeshsthan, Chyasing Kharka and Bhugdeu Mahankal VDCs were merged to form Bethanchok Rural Municipality. Bethanchok is divided into 6 wards, with Dhungakharka declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

References

"District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
"स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
"New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
"New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

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