Haldibari (Nepali: हल्दीबारी गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of seven rural municipality located in Jhapa District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 15 municipalities in Jhapa in which 8 are urban and 7 are rural.
Haldibari
हल्दीबारी गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
  Haldibari Location in Province No. 1  Haldibari Haldibari (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 26°30′N 88°01′E / 26.50°N 88.01°E | |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Jhapa |
| Wards | 5 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Seat | Jalthal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Rabindra Lingden (RPP) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Laxmi Devi Mainali(RPP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 117.34 km2 (45.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 29,223 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Postal Code | 57204 |
| Website | official website |
According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Haldibari has an area of 117.34 square kilometres (45.31 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 29223 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1][2]
Haldibari, Jalthal and Goldhap which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).[1]
The rural municipality is divided into total 5 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Jalthal.
List of Chairman edit
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2017–present) edit
| No. | Portrait | Chairman | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabindra Prasad Lingden (रविन्द्रप्रसाद लिङदेन) | 7 July 2017 | incumbent | 6 years, 306 days | RPP | 2017 2022 |
References edit
- ^ a b "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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