Dasharathchand

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Dasharathchand
दशरथचन्द
Municipality
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Hill station, Dashrathchanda
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Dasharathchand
Location of Dasharathchanda in Sudurpashchim
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Dasharathchand
Dasharathchand (Nepal)
Coordinates: 29°33′17″N80°25′36″E / 29.55472°N 80.42667°E / 29.55472; 80.42667
Country Nepal
Province Sudurpashchim Province
District Baitadi District
Wards 11
Established1997
Government
 • Type Mayor-council
 •  Mayor Puskar Raj Joshi
 •  Deputy Mayor Kausalia Chand
Area
 • Total135.15 km2 (52.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total34,575
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
 • Religions
 Hindu
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
10200
Area code 095
Website dasharathchandmun.gov.np

Dasharathchand is a municipality and the district headquarter of Baitadi District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. It is a hill station above Mahakali River close to the Indian border. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 34,575 people living in 7,257 individual households. [1]

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Background

Dasharatchand municipality was established in 1997 at the time, when the government of Nepal established a total of 22 Municipalities. [2] Six VDCs were merged while establishing this municipality. Those VDCs were: Dashrathchanda, Khalanga, Tripurasundari, Thalegada, Jogannath and Barakot. [3] According to the 2011 Nepal census its total population was 17,427 and total area was 55.01 square kilometres (21.24 sq mi). It was divided into 13 wards. [4]

In March 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured all the local level bodies of Nepal into 753 new local level structures. [5] [6] The previous Gurukhola, Dehimandau, Durga Bhabani, portion of Durgasthan, Gwallek and Nagarjun VDCs merged to the former Dashrathchanda Municipality and rearranged it into 11 wards. Now total population of the Dashrathchanda Municipality is 34,575 individuals and total area is 135.15 square kilometres (52.18 sq mi). [7]

Media

To promote local culture, Dasharathchanda has two FM radio stations – Saugat F.M. (103.6 MHz) and Radio Sunsher (106.6 MHz). There is also Radio Nwedeu,[ clarification needed ] a community radio station.[ citation needed ]

Transportation

Mahakali Highway links Dasharathchand to Dhangadhi in the South and Api Municipality in the North. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Population Monograph of Nepal Vol-3" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Official website of Dashrathchanda Municipality". Dashrathchanda Municipality. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "National Population and Housing Census 2011 (National Report)" (PDF). Central bureau of statistics. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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  8. ↑ Nepal Country Study Guide – Strategic Information and Developments. IBP USA. 2012. pp. 197–200.

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