Chapakot Municipality

Chapakot (Nepali: चापाकोट) is a municipality in the southeastern part of Syangja District in Gandaki Province of central Nepal. The new municipality was formed by merging three existing villages—Ratnapur, Kuwakot and Chapakot—on 18 May 2014. In 12 March 2017 The government implemented the new local administrative structure consisting of 744 local units. With the implementation of this new local administrative structure, the old structure will no longer be in existence. According to the new structure, VDCs will be replaced with village councils. Newly merged VDCs are Sankhar, Sekham, Ward no. 8 of Pakbadi & Ward no. (1-3, 5-9) of Malyangkot. The office of the municipality is that of the former Chapakot Municipality.

Chapakot
चापाकोट
Municipality
From Top left to right
Gandaki River, Keladighat, Radio Chapakot, Majuwa, Radhadamodar Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Keladighat Temple, Patsar & Keladighat bridge
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Chapakot Municipality
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Chapakot (Syangja District)
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Chapakot (Gandaki Province)
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Chapakot (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27.90°N 83.82°E / 27.90; 83.82
Country   Nepal
ProvinceGandaki Province
DistrictSyangja District
Government
  MayorDeb Bahadur Khand
  Deputy MayorIsha Rana
Area
  Total120.59 km2 (46.56 sq mi)
Population
  Total26,042
  Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Websitewww.chapakotmun.gov.np
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