Bhotekoshi (rural municipality)

For river, see Bhote Koshi.

Bhotekoshi भोटेकोशी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Bhotekoshi Location of Bhotekoshi
Coordinates: 27°52′41″N85°58′52″E / 27.878°N 85.981°E / 27.878; 85.981 Coordinates: 27°52′41″N85°58′52″E / 27.878°N 85.981°E / 27.878; 85.981
Country	Nepal
Province	Province No. 3
District	Sindhupalchok
Wards	5
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Rajkumar Paudel
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Dabuti Sherpa Lama
Area
• Total	278.31 km2 (107.46 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	17,156
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Area code(s)	011
Headquarter	Phulping Katti
Website	Official Website

Bhotekoshi is a rural municipality located in Sindhupalchok District of Province No. 3 in Nepal. Sindhupalchok district is divided into twelve local level units, in which three units are urban municipality and nine are rural municipality and Bhotekoshi is one of rural municipalities out of nine. It is located near the border of Tibet-China on Himalayan range. It is surrounded by Dolakha District in east, Bahrabise in south and Jugal in west. Tibet is located on the north side of the rural municipality. Total area of the rural municipality is 273.62 square kilometres (105.65 sq mi) and total population is 19231 individuals. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The rural municipality was formed on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal announced 753 local level units as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015. ^[4] thus the rural municipality came into existence. The municipality was formed merging following former VDCs: Listikot, Tatopani, Fulping Katti and Marming. The municipality is divided into 5 wards and the admin center of the rural municipality is located at Phulping Katti (ward no. 4).

Places of Interest

• Tatopani (ward no. 2) is famous for hot springs. The name "Tatopani" itself describes the place. "Tato" means hot and Pani means water. ^[5]
• Tatopani Custom Office (Kodari Custom Office) located at Kodari, (Tatopani) is the main trading office between Nepal and China. It is situated at the end of Arniko Highway. ^[6]

References

1. "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
2. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development . Retrieved 17 July 2018.
3. "Official website of Bhotekoshi rural municipality". www.bhotekoshimun.gov.np. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
4. "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
5. "Welcome to Tatopani". www.tatopani.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
6. "Tatopani Custom Office". www.customs.gov.np. Retrieved 8 May 2019.