Mangalsen
Mangalsen Municipality
मङ्गलसेन नगरपालिका | |
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Municipality | |
Mangalsen Municipality Location in Nepal Mangalsen Municipality Mangalsen Municipality (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 29°08′N 81°13′E / 29.13°N 81.21°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| District | Achham District |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,399 km2 (540 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 26,557 |
| • Density | 18.98/km2 (49.17/sq mi) |
| • Religions | Hindu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Mangalsen (Nepali: मङ्गलसेन) is a municipality and the capital of Achham District in Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal. It was established on 18 May 2014 by merger of the former Village development committees of Janalibandali, Kuntibandali, Oligaun, Jupu, Kalagaun into its current form. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 32,507 people living in 6,604 individual households.
Mangalsen was a major scene of conflict between Maoist rebels and government forces during the Nepalese Civil War.