Thasang Rural Municipality

Thasang Rural Municipality (Nepali: थासाङ गाउँपालिका, romanized: Thāsāṅa gā'um̐pālikā) is a Gaunpalika, or rural municipality, in Mustang district in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, in which Village Development Committees were replaced by municipal and Village Councils. Thasang is one of these 753 local units.^[1][2]

Thasang Rural Municipality थासाङ गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
Thasang Rural Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°41′33″N 83°37′04″E / 28.692431°N 83.617854°E / 28.692431; 83.617854
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Mustang District
Population
• Total	2,912
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://thasangmun.gov.np/

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Thasang Rural Municipality had a population of 3,093. Of these, 76.3% spoke Nepali, 14.7% Thakali, 4.1% Magar, 0.9% Tamang, 0.8% Gurung, 0.7% Sign language, 0.6% Kham, 0.4% Rai and 1.0% other languages as their first language.^[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 34.1% were Thakali, 17.8% Kami, 17.0% Magar, 10.4% Damai/Dholi, 4.7% Chhetri, 3.4% Hill Brahmin, 2.5% Chhantyal, 2.0% Gurung, 1.6% Tamang, 1.2% Sarki, 1.1% other Dalit, 1.0% Rai, 0.9% Newar, 0.7% Sherpa, 0.4% Limbu and 1.2% others.^[4]

In terms of religion, 63.0% were Hindu, 34.5% Buddhist, 1.7% Christian, 0.2% Kirati, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.5% others.^[5]

In terms of literacy, 72.8% could read and write, 2.4% could only read and 24.7% could neither read nor write.^[6]

References

1. "थासाङ गाउँपालिका, गाउँ कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय | गण्डकी प्रदेश, मुस्ताङ, नेपाल". thasangmun.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
2. Collegenp. "Thasang Rural Municipality | Collegenp". www.collegenp.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
3. NepalMap Language [1]
4. NepalMap Caste [2]
5. NepalMap Religion [3]
6. NepalMap Literacy [4]