She Phoksundo Rural Municipality

She Phoksundo (Nepali: शे फोक्सुण्डो गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Dolpa District of Karnali Province of Nepal.[1][2][3]

For national park, see Shey Phoksundo National Park.
She Phoksundo
शे फोक्सुण्डो गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
She Phoksundo
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29.42°N 83.09°E / 29.42; 83.09
Country   Nepal
ProvinceKarnali Province
DistrictDolpa
Wards9
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr.Tashi Tunduk Gurung (NCP)
 • Vice-chairpersonMr.Dawa Sanduk Gurung -Independent
Area
 • Total123.07 km2 (47.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,099
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
HeadquarterSaldang
Websiteshephoksundomun.gov.np

The rural municipality is divided into a total of nine wards. The headquarters of the rural municipality is situated at Saldang.

Geography

It is situated at coordinates of 29° 20' 00" N to 29° 51' 00" N Latitudes and 82° 89' 00" E to 83° 09' 00" E of Longitudes. The lowest elevation is 2300m and the highest elevation is 7,425m below sea level.

Shey Phoksundo Gaunpalika was incorporated on 10 March 2017 (Falgun 27, 2073 BS) fulfilling the requirement of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 (2072 BS). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA) replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level bodies. Saldang, Bhijer, and Phoksundo Village development committees (VDCs) were incorporated to form this Gaunpalika. The name of this Gaunpalika was enrolled by the name of Shey Phoksundo Lake.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 56.7% of the population in She Phoksundo Rural Municipality spoke Sherpa, 23.3% Kham, 17.6% Gurung, 1.4% Nepali and 0.6% Tamang as their first language; 0.4% spoke other languages.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 76.7% were Dolpo, 17.8% Gurung, 2.9% Tamang, 0.9% Bhote, 0.4% Chhetri, 0.4% Magar and 0.9% others.

In terms of religion, 97.1% were Buddhist, 2.5% Hindu and 0.4% Bon.[4]

References
  1. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण (Details of local levels)". www.mofald.gov.np/en. Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. "Final District 1-75 Corrected Last for RAJPATRA" (PDF). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. "Shey Phoksundo Rural Municipality in Nepal". CITY POPULATION. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. NepalMap Demographics


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