Madhuwan, Bardiya
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Madhuwan Municipality
मधुवन | |
|---|---|
  Madhuwan Municipality  Madhuwan Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 28°17′32″N 81°16′16″E / 28.292115°N 81.271029°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Bardiya |
| No. of wards | 9 |
| Established | 2 December 2014 |
| Incorporated (VDC) | Sanoshree, Taratal, Suryapatawa and Dhodhari |
| Incorporated (date) | 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Madhuwan Municipality Municipality |
| • Mayor | Tej Bahadur Bhat |
| • Deputy Mayor | Anita Chaudhary |
| Area | |
• Total | 129.73 km2 (50.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 46,437 |
| • Density | 357.95/km2 (927.09/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Website | madhuwanmun |
Madhuwan (Nepali: मधुवन) is a municipality located in Bardiya District of Lumbini Province of Nepal. It is one out of six municipalities of Bardiya District. The municipality is surrounded by Gulariya and Barbardiya in the east, India borders from the west, Thakurbaba and Geruwa Rural Municipality in the north. Bardiya National Park touches the border of the municipality by north.[1][2]
Total area of the municipality is 129.73 square kilometres (50.09 sq mi) and total population according to the 2011 Nepal census is 46,437 individuals. The municipality is divided into total 9 wards.[2]
The municipality was established on 2 December 2014, when the government announced 61 more new municipalities.[3] This new municipality was established merging the two then VDCs, e.g. Sanoshree and Taratal and this new municipality was named Sanoshree Taratal. On 10 March 2017, two more VDCs Suryapatawa and Dhodhari Incorporated with this municipality and renamed it to Madhuwan.[2]
