Kalinchowk Rural Municipality
Rural Municipality in Bagmati, Nepal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kalinchowk is a Rural municipality located within the Dolakha district of the Bagmati province of Nepal. The municipality spans 132.49 square kilometres (51.15 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 22,954 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
Kalinchowk Rural Municipality
कालिन्चोक गाउँपालिका | |
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Country | Nepal |
Province | Bagmati |
District | Dolakha |
Wards | 9 |
Established | 10 March 2017 |
Government | |
• Type | Local Government |
• Chairperson | Mr. Arjun Prashad Shiwakoti (Nepali Congress) |
• Vice-Chairperson | Mr. Kul Bahadur Budathoki |
Area | |
• Total | 132.49 km2 (51.15 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 22,954 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
Postal Code | 45500 |
Area code | +977 |
Website | kalinchowkmun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Kalinchowk, Babare, Lamidanda, Lapilang, Sunakhani, and Sundrawati VDCs were merged to form Kalinchowk Rural Municipality. Kalinchowk is divided into 9 wards, with Sunakhani declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Kalinchowk is a hill station and a tourist hotspot. It is located at 3842 meters of altitude and about 150km northeast from national capital Kathmandu. The place is best known for trekking and skiing.[5] During the December, January and February (mainly Paush and Magh in Nepali months) snowfalls in Kalinchowk.[6]