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A municipality in Nepal is an administrative division in the Provinces of Nepal. The urban population of Nepal refers to the inhabitants residing in the designated municipal area. Population size has been taken as the principal criteria in the declaration of urban areas in Nepal since 1961. Municipalities can therefore also include rural areas. It functions as a sub-unit of a district. Nepal currently has 293 municipalities, which given the 2011 population estimate of 16,656,057.
Local government in Nepal is the third level of government division in Nepal, which is administered by the provincial governments which in turn is beneath the federal government. Article 56 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 defines local government as rural municipalities, municipalities and district assemblies.
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- ↑ "नेपालमा स्थानीय निर्वाचन !". Nepal Khoj. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ↑ "Woman mayor in Hetauda sub-metropolis". himalayantimes. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ↑ Article 216, Clause 2 of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
- ↑ Article Schedule 8 of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
- ↑ स्थानीय सरकार सञ्चालन ऐन, २०७४ [Local Government Operation Act, 2017](PDF) (26, 16.4.A) (in Nepali). Legislature Parliament of Nepal. 15 October 2017. p. 38–39.
- ↑ Article 220, Clause 2, Section 17 of the Constitution of Nepal (2015)
- ↑ पोखरा विश्वविद्यालय ऐन, २०५३ [Pokhara University Act, 1996](PDF) (33, 7.2.i) (in Nepali). House of Representatives. 16 February 1997. p. 4.
- ↑ Article 216, Section 5 of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)