Pandav Gufa Rural Municipality
Pandav Gufa Rural Municipality (Nepali: पाण्डव गुफा गाउँपालिका) is the newly formed rural municipality in Bajura District in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.[1] It was formed in March 2017, when Government of Nepal decided to restrict all old administrative structure and announced 744 local level units in line with the Constitution of Nepal 2015.[2]
History
It was formed by merging previous VDCs named Gotri, and ward no 1 to 8 of Jagannath.[3]
Pandav Gufa Rural Municipality has an area of 171.72 square kilometres (66.30 sq mi) and the population of this municipality is 9,432. It is the third smallest rural municipality in terms of population and area. It is divided into 6 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed municipality is situated at Jaganatha.
Pandav Gufa Rural Municipality
पाण्डव गुफा गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
  Pandav Gufa Rural Municipality Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 29.45°N 81.62°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
| District | Bajura |
| Rural Municipality | Pandav Gufa Rural Municipality |
| No.of wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Mayor | Kali Bahadur Shahi |
| • Deputy Mayor | Aena Giri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 171.72 km2 (66.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2017/18) | |
| • Total | 9,432 |
| • Religion | Hindu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Postal code | 10600 |
| Headquarter | Jaganath |
| Website | pandavgufamun |