Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality
Rural municipality in Karnali Province, Nepal
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Mugum Karmarong (Nepali: मुगुम कार्मारोंग गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Mugu District of Karnali Province of Nepal.[1][2] The rural municipality spans 2,106.91 square kilometres (813.48 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 5,393 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[3][4] Mugum Karmarong is the second largest rural municipality of Nepal.
Mugum Karmarong
मुगूम कार्मारोङ गाउँपालिका | |
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Pulu village | |
  Mugum Karmarong Location of rural council  Mugum Karmarong Mugum Karmarong (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 29°35′0″N 82°23′30″E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Karnali Province |
| District | Mugu |
| Wards | 9 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Tsiring Kyapne Lama |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mr. Chhiring Puti Lama |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,106.91 km2 (813.48 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd largest RM |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,222 |
| • Density | 2.953/km2 (7.649/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Pulu |
| Website | mugumkarmarongmun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[5][6]
The previous Dolphu, Mugu, Kimari, Pulu and Mangri VDCs were merged to form Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality. Mugum Karmarong is divided into 9 wards, with Pulu declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality had a population of 5,423. Of these, 67.4% spoke Tamang, 24.9% Nepali, 7.3% Sherpa and 0.4% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 74.9% were Tamang, 16.9% Chhetri, 7.0% Kami, 0.4% other Dalit, 0.2% other Terai and 0.6% others. In terms of religion, 74.6% were Buddhist and 25.4% Hindu.[7]
At the time of the 2021 census, Mugum Karmarong had a population of 6,222. In ethnicity/caste terms, 28.66% of the population was Chhetri, 26.28% Mugum, 20.01% Karmarong, 16.67% Tamang and 7.96% Biswakarma. 36.00% of the population spoke Karmarong, 34.38% Nepali, 24.27% Mugali and 4.10% Tamang as their first language. In terms of religion, 70.75% were Buddhist and 29.20% Hindu.
