Bhanu, Nepal

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Bhanu, Nepal
भानु
subdivision of Bhanu Municipality
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Bhanu, Nepal
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Bhanu, Nepal
Bhanu, Nepal (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°01′N84°26′E / 28.02°N 84.43°E / 28.02; 84.43
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Zone Gandaki Zone
District Tanahu District
Government
   Mayor Ananda Raj Tripathi (NC)
   Deputy Mayor Uma Gotame (NC)
Population
 (2011)
  Total13,175
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website http://bhanumun.gov.np

Bhanu, Nepal is a former village development committee (VDC) in Tanahun District in the Gandaki Zone of western Nepal and now part of Bhanu Municipality. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census the VDC had a population of 13175 in 3476 households. [1]

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References

  1. "Central Bureau of Statistics 2014" (PDF), National Population and Housing Census 2011,TANAHUN, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2014, retrieved 22 April 2015.