Airawati Rural Municipality
Rural Municipality in Lumbini, Nepal
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Airawati is a Rural municipality located within the Pyuthan District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 156.75 square kilometres (60.52 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 22,392 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
Airawati (RM)
ऐरावती गाउँपालिका | |
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  Airawati (RM) Location  Airawati (RM) Airawati (RM) (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27.98°N 82.94°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini |
| District | Pyuthan |
| Wards | 6 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Nabil Bikram Shah |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mr. Buddha Bahadur Basnet |
| • Term of office | (2017 - 2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 156.75 km2 (60.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 22,392 |
| • Density | 142.85/km2 (369.98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Baraula |
| Website | airawatimun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Dangbang Baraula, Pakla, Bijuli, Dhubang (some portion not included) and Raspurkot (some portion not included) VDCs were merged to form Airawati Rural Municipality. Airawati is divided into 6 wards, with Baraula declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
