Kachankawal Rural Municipality
Kachankawal (Nepali: कचनकवल) is a rural municipality out of 7 rural municipalities of Jhapa District of Koshi Province of Nepal. There are total 15 local administrative units in Jhapa District in which 8 are urban and 7 are rural municipalities.
Kachankawal
कचनकवल | |
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Rural Municipality | |
| Kachankawal Rural Municipality | |
Location of Kachankawal in Jhapa District | |
Ward divisions of Kachankawal | |
Kachankawal Location in Koshi Province Kachankawal Kachankawal (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 26.431521°N 88.033213°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Koshi Province |
| District | Jhapa |
| Total Wards | 7 |
| Established | March 2017 |
| Seat | [Baniyani] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Body | Kachankawal Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr.Kalendra Prasad Singh Rajbanshi(NC) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mr.Nawaraj Bhattarai(NCP,UML) |
| Area of Municipality | |
| • Total | 110 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 39,593 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Nepali Local language Rajbanshi,[Surjapuri language] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 57200 |
| Website | Official website |
Kachankawal rural municipality has an area of 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and total population according to the 2011 Nepal census is 39,593. The rural municipality was established merging former VDCs: Gherabari, Pathariya, Kechana, Pathamari, Baniyani and Balubadi.
Mr.Kalendra prasad singh Rajbanshi of Nepali Congress has elected as a chairperson of the rural municipality and Mr. Nawaraj Bhattarai of the Nepal Communist Party Yemale party elected for the vice-chairperson after the results of the local level elections held in Nepal on 27 June 2022.
KachanKawal the lowest point of Nepal, which elevation is 58 m above sea level is located in this rural municipality.