Miklajung Rural Municipality, Panchthar
Rural Municipality in Province No. 1, Nepal
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Miklajung (Nepali: मिक्लाजुङ गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of seven rural municipality located in Panchthar District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 8 municipalities in Panchthar in which 1 is urban and 7 are rural.
Miklajung
मिक्लाजुङ गाउँपालिका | |
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  Miklajung Location in Province No. 1  Miklajung Miklajung (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 26.93°N 87.67°E | |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Panchthar |
| Wards | 8 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Amirraj Makhim (NCP) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Urmila Rai (NCP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 166.61 km2 (64.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 24,715 |
| • Density | 148.34/km2 (384.20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Rabi, Panchthar |
| Website | official website |
According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Miklajung has an area of 166.61 square kilometres (64.33 mi2) and the total population of the municipality is 24715 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1][2][3]
Aarubote, Sarangdanda, Rabi, Kurumba, Limba and Durdimba 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][3]
The rural municipality is divided into total 8 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Rabi.[1][3]
