Meringden मेरीङदेन | |
|---|---|
| མེ་རིང་ལྡན་གྲོང་གསེབ་གྲོང་ཁྱེར | |
  Meringden Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°30′35.99″N87°31′47.78″E / 27.5099972°N 87.5299389°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Development Region | Eastern |
| Zone | Mechi |
| District | Taplejung |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| Rural Municipality | Meringden |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gaunpalika |
| • Chairperson | Mr.Ganesh Bahadur Limbu (NC) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs.Kalpana Tumbahamphe (NCP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 210 km2 (81 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) [1] | |
• Total | 12,548 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Website | Official Website |
Meringden is a Gaupalika (Nepali : गाउपालिका, romanized: gaupalika, formerly: village development committee) located in Taplejung District in the Mechi Zone of eastern Nepal. The local body was formed by merging five VDCs Thinglabu, Santhakra, Khamlung, Lingtep, Thukima, Nalbu. Currently, it has a total of 6 wards. The population of the rural municipality is 12,548 according to the data collected on 2017 Nepalese local elections.
