Jaljala Rural Municipality
Jaljala Rural Municipality
जलजला गाउँपालिका | |
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 जलजला गाउँपालिकाको वडा विभाजन | |
  Jaljala Rural Municipality नेपालको नक्शामा जलजला गाउँपालिका  Jaljala Rural Municipality Jaljala Rural Municipality (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates (Mallaj): 28°20′N 83°35′E / 28.34°N 83.58°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Gandaki Province |
| District | Parbat District |
| Established | २७ Phalguna २०७३ |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Village Executive |
| • Chairperson | Raju Prasad Acharya (Nepali Congress) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Dipak Acharya (mawobadi) |
| • Chief Administrative officer | Phanindra Prasad Acharya |
| Area | |
• Total | 82.26 km2 (31.76 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 21,454 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 05:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Area code | ९७७-६७ |
| Center | साविकको माझफाँट गाविसको कार्यालय |
Jaljala (Nepali: जलजला गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality in Parbat District of Gandaki Province, of Nepal.[1][2][3] It was mapped by merging the pre-existing rural development committees of Parbat District including Baskharka, Mallaj Majhphant, Lekhphant, Dhairing, Nagliwang, Banau and Salija.[4]
The total population of this rural municipality is 21,454. Its area is 82.26 km square. The main office is located at the pre-existing head office of Mallaj Majhphant. The rural municipality is divided into 9 wards. The neighboring local authorities includes Modi rural municipality in the east, Myagdi and Parbat districts in the west, Myagdi District in the north and Kusma municipality and Baglung District in the south.[5]
Demographics
[edit]At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Jaljala Rural Municipality had a population of 21,527. Of these, 94.3% spoke Nepali, 4.0% Magar, 0.3% Bhojpuri, 0.3% Gurung, 0.3% Newar, 0.2%Hindi, 0.2% Tamang and 0.4% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 23.9% were Magar, 22.8% Hill Brahmin, 20.5% Chhetri, 16.8% Damai/Dholi, 5.5% Kami, 2.5% Sarki, 2.3% Thakuri, 1.4% Newar, 0.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami and 3.4% others.
In terms of religion, 81.6% were Hindu, 15.9% Buddhist, 1.4% Christian, 0.8% Muslim and 0.3% others.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jaljala (Rural Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "गाउँ र नगरपालिका कुन जिल्लामा कति ? (सूची)". Lokaantar (in Nepali). Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Setopati". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017.
- ^ "गाउँ र नगरपालिका कुन जिल्लामा कति ? - Naya Patrika". Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "गाउँपालिका र नगरपालिका कायमगर्ने गरि उक्त एकाईहरुको नाम, संख्या, सीमाना, केन्द्र र वडाको सीमाना सहितको विवरण | | सङ्घीय मामिला तथा सामान्य प्रशासन मन्त्रालय". www.mofald.gov.np.
- ^ NepalMap Demographics
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