Sukhipur
Sukhipur Municipality
सुखीपुर नगरपालिका | |
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  Sukhipur Municipality Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 26°43′N 86°21′E / 26.71°N 86.35°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Madhesh Province |
| District | Siraha District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ram Autar Yadav |
| • Deputy Mayor | Renu Devi Sah |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,915 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 56509 |
| Area code | 033 |
| Website | http://www.sukhipurmun.gov.np/ |
Sukhipur[1] is a municipality in Siraha District in the Madhesh Province of south-eastern Nepal. After the government announcement the municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Mohanpur Kamalpur, Vidhyanagar, Kushaha Laksiminiya, Kabilasi, Silorba Pachhawari Balhi and Sukhipur village development committees (VDCs).[2][3] The center of the municipality is established in Sukhipur Bazaar. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census after merging the seven VDCs population it had a total population of 20,915 persons.[4] After the government decision the number of municipalities has reached 217 in Nepal.
References
[edit]- ^ "Govt declares 26 new municipalities". EKantipur. 19 September 2015.
- ^ "26 new Municipalities announced". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ "Govt announces 26 municipalities" (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 Archived 2013-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
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[edit]Headquarters: Siraha | ||
| Municipalities: 8 |  | |
| Rural municipalities: 9 | ||
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