Mayadevi Rural Municipality, Kapilvastu

Mayadevi (RM)
मायादेवी गाउँपालिका
Mayadevi (RM)
Location
Mayadevi (RM)
Mayadevi (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°32′24″N 83°9′0″E / 27.54000°N 83.15000°E / 27.54000; 83.15000
Country   Nepal
ProvinceLumbini
DistrictKapilvastu
Wards8
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonBajrangi Prasad Kurmi
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Gita Tiwari
 • Term of office(2017 - 2022)
Area
 • Total
88.53 km2 (34.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
48,218
 • Density544.7/km2 (1,411/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterPakadi
Websitemayadevimunkapilvastu.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.

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. 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.