Bakaiya Rural Municipality

Bakaiya is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 393.75 square kilometres (152.03 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 39,620 according to a 2011 Nepal census.

Bakaiya (RM)
बकैया गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Bakaiya (RM)
Location
Bakaiya (RM)
Bakaiya (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27.333155°N 85.203175°E / 27.333155; 85.203175
Country   Nepal
ProvinceBagmati
DistrictMakwanpur
Wards12
Established10 March 2017
Government
  TypeRural Council
  ChairpersonMr. Damodar Khanal
  Vice-chairpersonMrs. Sarla Bolkhe
Area
  Total393.75 km2 (152.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total39,620
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterChhatiwan
Websitebakaiyamun.gov.np

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Dhimal, Chhatiwan, Shikharpur, Manthali and Thingan VDCs were merged to form Bakaiya Rural Municipality. Bakaiya is divided into 12 wards, with Chhatiwan declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

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