Thabang Rural Municipality
Rural Municipality in Lumbini, Nepal
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Thabang is a Rural municipality located within the Rolpa District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 191.07 square kilometres (73.77 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 10,881 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
Thabang (RM)
थवाङ गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
  Thabang (RM) Location  Thabang (RM) Thabang (RM) (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 28.48°N 82.72°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini |
| District | Rolpa |
| Wards | 5 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. |
| • Term of office | (2017 - 2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 191.07 km2 (73.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 10,881 |
| • Density | 56.948/km2 (147.49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Thawang |
| Website | thabangmun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Thawang, Mirul and Uwa VDCs were merged to form Thabang Rural Municipality. Thabang is divided into 5 wards, with Thawang declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Thabang Rural Municipality had a population of 10,881. Of these, 60.2% spoke Magar, 22.2% Kham, 16.2% Nepali, 0.9% Gurung, 0.1% Maithili and 0.4% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 83.0% were Magar, 11.2% Kami, 1.6% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% other Dalit, 1.2% Chhetri, 1.0% Gurung, 0.1% Hill Brahmin and 0.5% others.
In terms of religion, 60.8% were Hindu, 32.3% Buddhist, 1.6% Christian, 1.5% Prakriti and 3.8% others.[5]
