Pyuthan is a municipality in the Pyuthan District in the Lumbini Province of Nepal. This municipality is named after the district name Pyuthan. It is also the major market center and the administrative center of district. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing VDCs Khaira, Dakha Kwadi, Bijaya Nagar, Bijuwar, Dharmawati, Maranthana and Khalanga village development committees.[2][3] In 2017, when GoN restructured the local level bodies into 753 units, Pyuthan Municipality was also restructured excluding ward no. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 18 from old structure, further two other VDCs; Majhkot and Jumrikanda added, Khalanga separated and managed the municipality into 10 new wards.[1] Nayabajar Jumri and Bijuwar are the major markets of Pyuthan Municipality.
The town is situated about 500 meters above the intensively cultivated floodplain of Jhimruk Khola about 15 kilometers north of the Mahabharat Range in the Middle Hills. Besides expansive views of Jhimruk valley, there are limited views of a few peaks in the western part of the Dhaulagiri range off to the north. The town is populated by government officials, soldiers, and police of Magar and other "hill tribes" and their mostly Chhettri officers, by Newar merchants, by civil servants recruited mostly from local Bahun and Chhetri castes, as well as menial castes who labor as tailors, cobblers, blacksmiths and construction workers.
Before King Gyanendra was removed from office in 2008, this district center was virtually a royalist island in a republican sea. Pyuthan district was the home base of Mohan Bikram Singh who was a charter member of the Communist Party of Nepal. Singh did extensive organizational work in his home district and other parts of Rapti Zone, resulting in local opposition to the Shah dynasty that largely ran the country. Although M. B. Singh was marginalized in leftist politics before the Nepalese Civil War broke out in 1996, his organizational work helped make Rapti Zone the "heartland" of the insurgency and left the district center vulnerable and isolated for the duration.[citation needed]
Pyuthan has scheduled bus service via the east-west Mahendra Highway and a spur road from Bhalubang along the West Rapti River. This road has been paved for all-weather use.
Pyuthan Khalanga (Nepali: खलङ्गा) means military barracks. It generally signifies a military post larger than a kot (Nepali: कोट).
Mediaedit
To promote local culture Pyuthan has four community radio stations; Radio Mandavi - 97.0 MHz and Radio Pyuthan - 92.0 MHz, Radio Kripalu and Radio Lisne Aawaj. Similarly weekly newspapers are also published.
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^. The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
^(PDF). Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
External linksedit
UN map of VDC boundaries, water features and roads in Pyuthan District
November 10, 2023
pyuthan, municipality, pyuthan, municipality, pyuthan, district, lumbini, province, nepal, this, municipality, named, after, district, name, pyuthan, also, major, market, center, administrative, center, district, municipality, established, 2014, merging, exist. Pyuthan is a municipality in the Pyuthan District in the Lumbini Province of Nepal This municipality is named after the district name Pyuthan It is also the major market center and the administrative center of district The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing VDCs Khaira Dakha Kwadi Bijaya Nagar Bijuwar Dharmawati Maranthana and Khalanga village development committees 2 3 In 2017 when GoN restructured the local level bodies into 753 units Pyuthan Municipality was also restructured excluding ward no 1 2 3 5 and 18 from old structure further two other VDCs Majhkot and Jumrikanda added Khalanga separated and managed the municipality into 10 new wards 1 Nayabajar Jumri and Bijuwar are the major markets of Pyuthan Municipality Pyuthan प य ठ न नगरप ल क Pyuthan KhalangaMunicipalityPyuthanLocation in NepalShow map of Lumbini ProvincePyuthanPyuthan Nepal Show map of NepalCoordinates 28 06 N 82 52 E 28 100 N 82 867 E 28 100 82 867Country NepalProvinceLumbini ProvinceDistrictPyuthan DistrictParliamentary constituencyPyuthan 1Provincial constituenciesPyuthan 1 A Pyuthan 1 B Established2014Government TypeMayor council MayorBishnu Yogi Deputy MayorDevendra BrahmaArea Total128 96 km2 49 79 sq mi Population 2011 1 Total38 449 Density300 km2 770 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 45 NST Postal code22300Area code086Websitepyuthanmun wbr gov wbr npThe town is situated about 500 meters above the intensively cultivated floodplain of Jhimruk Khola about 15 kilometers north of the Mahabharat Range in the Middle Hills Besides expansive views of Jhimruk valley there are limited views of a few peaks in the western part of the Dhaulagiri range off to the north The town is populated by government officials soldiers and police of Magar and other hill tribes and their mostly Chhettri officers by Newar merchants by civil servants recruited mostly from local Bahun and Chhetri castes as well as menial castes who labor as tailors cobblers blacksmiths and construction workers Before King Gyanendra was removed from office in 2008 this district center was virtually a royalist island in a republican sea Pyuthan district was the home base of Mohan Bikram Singh who was a charter member of the Communist Party of Nepal Singh did extensive organizational work in his home district and other parts of Rapti Zone resulting in local opposition to the Shah dynasty that largely ran the country Although M B Singh was marginalized in leftist politics before the Nepalese Civil War broke out in 1996 his organizational work helped make Rapti Zone the heartland of the insurgency and left the district center vulnerable and isolated for the duration citation needed Pyuthan has scheduled bus service via the east west Mahendra Highway and a spur road from Bhalubang along the West Rapti River This road has been paved for all weather use Contents 1 Etymology 2 Media 3 Settlements that are part of Pyuthan 4 References 5 External linksEtymology editPyuthan Khalanga Nepali खलङ ग means military barracks It generally signifies a military post larger than a kot Nepali क ट Media editTo promote local culture Pyuthan has four community radio stations Radio Mandavi 97 0 MHz and Radio Pyuthan 92 0 MHz Radio Kripalu and Radio Lisne Aawaj Similarly weekly newspapers are also published Settlements that are part of Pyuthan editWard Lat Lon Elev Khaira ख र 1 28 04 N 81 53 E 1 140mDakhakwadi द ख क व ड 2 28 06 N 82 53 E 1 150mBijaynagar ब जयनगर 3 28 05 N 82 52 E 1 305Bijuwar ब ज व र 4 28 05 N 82 54 E 1 423Jumrikadha ज म र क ड 5 28 05 N 82 53 E 1 250Majhkot म झक ट 6 28 06 N 82 53 E 1 287Dharmabati धर म बत 7 28 05 N 82 53 E 1 318Gejbang ग जब ङ 8 28 06 N 82 52 E 918Maranthana मरन ठ न 9 28 04 N 82 54 E 1 298Saaribang स र ब ङ 10 28 06 N 82 53 E 1 010 4 References edit a b स थ न य तहहर क व वरण Details of the local level bodies www mofald gov np en in Nepali Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development Retrieved 17 July 2018 72 new municipalities announced My Republica com Retrieved 2014 06 10 Government announces 72 new municipalities The Kathmandu Post Archived from the original on 2014 10 06 Retrieved 2014 06 10 Index of Geographical Names of Nepal Volume IV Mid Western Development Region List of Settlements Pyuthan PDF Government of Nepal National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 24 Retrieved 2011 03 12 External links editUN map of VDC boundaries water features and roads in Pyuthan District Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pyuthan Municipality amp oldid 1145823449, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
