Laligurans Municipality
Laligurans (Nepali: लालीगुराँस) is a municipality located in Terhathum District in the Koshi Province of eastern Nepal.[1] After the government announcement, the municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Basantapur, Phulek, Dangpa, Sungnam and Solma village development committees (VDCs).[2][3] The center of the municipality is established in Basantpur. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census after merging the five VDCs population it had a total population of 16,934 persons.[4] After the government decision the number of municipalities has reached 217 in Nepal.[5]
Laligurans लालीगुराँस | |
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Basantpur Bazar in Laligurans municipality | |
Laligurans Location in Koshi Province Laligurans Laligurans (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°08′N 87°26′E / 27.14°N 87.43°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Koshi Province |
| District | Terhathum |
| Established | 19 Sep 2015 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Mr. Arjun Mabohang (NC) |
| • Deputy mayor | Mrs. Tila Pokhrel (NC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90.27 km2 (34.85 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3,065 m (10,056 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 16,970 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Postal code | 57103 |
| Area code | 026 |
| Website | laliguransmun.gov.np |
Demographics edit
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Laligurans Municipality had a population of 17,000. Of these, 51.4% spoke Nepali, 29.8% Limbu, 6.1% Magar, 4.3% Gurung, 3.0% Rai, 1.9% Tamang, 1.4% Newar, 0.7% Sherpa, 0.3% Maithili, 0.3% Yakkha, 0.1% Hindi and 0.3% other languages as their first language.[6]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 32.4% were Limbu, 29.7% Chhetri, 7.7% Gurung, 6.4% Hill Brahmin, 6.4% Magar, 3.8% Rai, 2.5% Damai/Dholi, 2.2% Newar, 2.2% Tamang, 2.0% Kami, 1.0% Sherpa, 0.9% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.6% Sarki, 0.5% Badi, 0.5% Yakkha, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% Tharu and 0.5% others.[7]
In terms of religion, 50.7% were Hindu, 30.6% Kirati, 16.8% Buddhist and 1.8% Christian.[8]
In terms of literacy, 75.7% could read and write, 2.0% could only read and 22.3% could neither read nor write.[9]
Tourism edit
Basantpur is a major tourist place to watch mountains and interesting place surrounding it. Rich Limbu culture attract tourist to reside there.[10] Lasune is one of the most important attractive place for internal and external tourism. Lasune Bazar, Lasun Stamba, Tea Garden, Patle Pokhari, Kala Pani, Tinjure Hill, Rat Pokhari, Kesari Taar, Dhap Taar etc. are naturally beautiful places .
References edit
- ^ "Govt declares 26 new municipalities". EKantipur. 19 September 2015.
- ^ "26 new Municipalities announced". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ (PDF). The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: National Population and Housing Census 2011 2013-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ . Setopati. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ NepalMap Language [1]
- ^ NepalMap Caste [2]
- ^ NepalMap Religion [3]
- ^ NepalMap Literacy [4]
- ^ "Basantpur Tour". Mount Kailash.
External links edit
- UN map of the municipalities of Terhathum District