Phaktanglung Rural Municipality

Phaktanglung फक्ताङलुङ
फक्ताङलुङ
Phaktanglung RM logo
Phaktanglung Location in Province Show map of Koshi Province Phaktanglung Phaktanglung (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 27°26′59.99″N87°44′24.12″E / 27.4499972°N 87.7400333°E / 27.4499972; 87.7400333
Country	Nepal
Province	Koshi Province
District	Taplejung
No. of wards	7
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural council
• Chairperson	Mr.Rajan Limbu "Mukti" (CPN (Maoist Centre)
• Vice-chairperson	Mr.Rabin Samra Limbu"Bikas" (NC)
Area
• Total	1,858.51 km2 (717.57 sq mi)
• Rank	3rd largest (Nepal) 1st largest (Province No. 1)
Population  (2017) [1]
• Total	12,017
• Density	6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website	Official Website

Phaktanglung is a Rural municipality (Gaunpalika) located in Taplejung District in Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The local body was formed by merging seven previous VDCs namely Sawadin, Khejenim, Linkhim, Ikhabu, Tapethok, Lelep, Olangchungkhola. Currently, it has a total of 7 wards. The population of the rural municipality is 12,017 according to the 2011 Nepal census and total area of the rural council is 1,858.51 square kilometres (717.57 sq mi) which is the 3rd largest rural council of Nepal. It is the 1st largest rural council of Koshi Province.

Ward divisions of Phaktanglung

#	Ward Name	Ward No.	Population (2011)	Area (KM²)
1	Sawadin	1	1,461	11.07
2	Khejenim	2	2,406	29.75
3	Linkhim	3	2,214	26.33
4	Ikhabu	4	2,032	61.46
5	Tapethok	5	1,460	219.87
6	Lelep	6	2,205	808.53
7	Olangchungola	7	239	701.50

Geography

Majority of rural municipality is a part of protected area which is called Kanchenjunga Conservation Area ^[2] comprises cultivated lands, forests, pastures, rivers, high altitude lakes and glaciers.

Constituencies

Phaktanglung RM falls under Taplejung 1 (parliamentary constituency) and Taplejung 1(B) (provincial) constituency.

Demography

The total population of Phaktanglung RM is 12,017 in which female comprises 6,137 and male comprises 5,880. There are 2,525 households in the RM. ^[3]

See also

• Taplejung District

References

1. "MOFALD List of Gaupalika" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-06-02.
2. "Kanchenjunga Conservation Area | Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation". Archived from the original on 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
3. "NID | LocalBodies".