Bakaiya Rural Municipality
Bakaiya (RM)
बकैया गाउँपालिका | |
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Bakaiya (RM) Location Bakaiya (RM) Bakaiya (RM) (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°19′59″N 85°12′11″E / 27.333155°N 85.203175°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Makwanpur |
| Wards | 12 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Damodar Khanal |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Sarla Bolkhe |
| Area | |
• Total | 393.75 km2 (152.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 39,620 |
| • Density | 100.6/km2 (260.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Chhatiwan |
| Website | bakaiyamun |
Bakaiya is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 393.75 square kilometres (152.03 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 39,620 according to the 2011 Nepal census.
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Dhimal, Chhatiwan, Shikharpur, Manthali and Thingan VDCs were merged to form Bakaiya Rural Municipality. Bakaiya is divided into 12 wards, with Chhatiwan declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.