Kalinchowk Rural Municipality
Kalinchowk is a Rural municipality located within the Dolakha district of the Bagmati province of Nepal. The municipality spans 132.49 square kilometres (51.15 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 22,954 according to a 2011 Nepal census.
Kalinchowk Rural Municipality
कालिन्चोक गाउँपालिका | |
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Rural Municipality | |
Kuri village, an touristic village near to Kalinchowk Bhagwati Temple | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Dolakha |
| Wards | 9 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Government |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Arjun Prashad Shiwakoti (Nepali Congress) |
| • Vice-Chairperson | Mr. Kul Bahadur Budathoki |
| Area | |
| • Total | 132.49 km2 (51.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 22,954 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Postal Code | 45500 |
| Area code | +977 |
| Website | kalinchowkmun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Kalinchowk, Babare, Lamidanda, Lapilang, Sunakhani, and Sundrawati VDCs were merged to form Kalinchowk Rural Municipality. Kalinchowk is divided into 9 wards, with Sunakhani declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Kalinchowk is a hill station and a tourist hotspot. It is located at 3842 meters of altitude and about 150km northeast from national capital Kathmandu. The place is best known for trekking and skiing. During the December, January and February (mainly Paush and Magh in Nepali months) snowfalls in Kalinchowk.