Sitganga

Sitganga, Shitaganga or Shitganga Municipality [1] [2] सितगङ्गा नगरपालिका
Municipality
Sitganga, Shitaganga or Shitganga Municipality [7] [8] Show map of Lumbini Province Sitganga, Shitaganga or Shitganga Municipality [13] [14] Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 27°50′N83°04′E / 27.83°N 83.07°E / 27.83; 83.07
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Arghakanchi
No. of wards	14
Established	10 March 2017
Incorporated (VDC)	Subarnakhal, Sitapur, Thada, Jukena, Juluke, Siddhara and Simalapani
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Sitganga Municipality
•  Mayor	Mr. Chhabilal Poudel
•  Deputy Mayor	Gita Bhatta
Area
• Total	610.43 km2 (235.69 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	43,373
• Density	71.053/km2 (184.03/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (NPT)
Website	shitagangamun.gov.np

Sitganga Municipality is a municipality located in the Arghakhanchi District in the Lumbini Province in Nepal. The municipality spans 610.43 square kilometres (379.24 square miles) with a total population of 43,373, according to the 2011 Nepal census. ^{[15] [16]}

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the old local-level bodies into 744 (later increased to 753) new local-level structures. ^{[17] [18]}

The previous Subarnakhal, Sitapur, Thada, Jukena, Juluke, Siddhara and Simalapani VDCs were merged to form Sitganga. Sitganga is now divided into 14 wards, with Thada being declared as the administrative center of the municipality.

References

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