Mayadevi Rural Municipality, Kapilvastu

Mayadevi (RM)

मायादेवी गाउँपालिका
Mayadevi (RM) मायादेवी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
	Mayadevi (RM) Location Mayadevi (RM) Mayadevi (RM) (Nepal)
	Coordinates: 27°32′24″N 83°9′0″E / 27.54000°N 83.15000°E
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Kapilvastu
Wards	8
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Bajrangi Prasad Kurmi
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Gita Tiwari
• Term of office	(2017 - 2022)
Area
• Total	88.53 km2 (34.18 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	48,218
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Pakadi
Website	mayadevimunkapilvastu.gov.np

Mayadevi is a Rural municipality located within the Kapilvastu District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 88.53 square kilometres (34.18 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 48,218 according to a 2011 Nepal census.^[1]^[2]

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.^[3]^[4] The previous Pakadi, Abhirawa, Phulika, Pipri, Baluhawa, Dumra, Haranampur and Bijuwa VDCs were merged to form Mayadevi Rural Municipality. Mayadevi is divided into 8 wards, with Pakadi declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

References

^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

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