Mukundapur

Mukundapur
मुकुन्दपुर
Mukundapur

Location in Nepal

Coordinates: 27°42′N 84°19′E / 27.70°N 84.31°E / 27.70; 84.31Coordinates: 27°42′N 84°19′E / 27.70°N 84.31°E / 27.70; 84.31
Country    Nepal
Zone Lumbini Zone
District Nawalparasi District
Population (2011)
  Total 13,027
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Mukundapur is a town in Gaidakot Municipality in eastern part of Nawalparasi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. It became a municipality in May 2014 by merging the existing Mukundapur, Amarapuri, Gaidakot, Nawalparasi, VDCs.[1][2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7631.[3] According to the 2011 Nepal census,[4] the VDC had a population of 13,027 (Male:6,254 and Female:6,773) living in 3,023 houses. The VDC is historically important as the "Mukundasen Palace" built by King Madimukundasen of Palpa lies here. The VDC is named after this Palace.

References

  1. "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  2. "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  4. http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VDC_Municipality.pdf


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