Godawari, Kailali

Godawari (Nepali: गोदावरी नगरपालिका) formerly known as Attariya Municipality is a municipality located in the Kailali District of Nepal.

Godawari
गोदावरी
Municipality
Godawari Municipality
Nepal's Tallest Hanuman Statue of 52 feet at Godawari
Godawari
Godawari
Coordinates: 28°54′36″N 80°35′24″E
CountryNepal
ProvinceSudurpaschim
DistrictKailali
No. of wards12
Established18 May 2014
Incorporated (VDC)Attariya, Malakheti, Sripur, Geta and Godawari
Admin HQ.Attariya Bazar
Government
  TypeMayor–council
  BodyGodawari Municipality
  MayorMr. Birendra Bhatta (NC)
  Deputy MayorMrs. Sharada Devi Rokaya (CPN (UML))
  MP & ConstituencyKailali 4
Bir Bahadur Balayar (NC)
  MLA & ConstituencyKailali 4(B)
Prakash Bam (NC)
Area
  Total308.63 km2 (119.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total78,018
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Websitegodawarimunkailali.gov.np/en

The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 under the name Attariya Municipality by merging the former village development committees of Attariya, Malakheti, Sripur and Geta. The total area of the Godawari municipality is 308.63 square kilometres (119.16 sq mi). At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 78,018 people living in 14,915 individual households.

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