Panchkhapan Municipality
Panchkhapan Municipality
पाँचखप्पन नगरपालिका | |
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Panchkhapan Municipality Location in Koshi Province Panchkhapan Municipality Panchkhapan Municipality (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°20′N 87°18′E / 27.33°N 87.30°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Koshi |
| District | Sankhuwasabha |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Panchkhapan Municipality |
| • Mayor | Bipin Rai (NC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Bhima Devi Rai (NCP) |
| Area of Municipality | |
• Total | 148.03 km2 (57.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 17,521 |
| • Ethnicities | Tamang Chetri Newar |
| Languages | |
| • Local | Nepali, Tamang, Newari |
| • Official | Nepali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 56900 |
| Website | www.panchkhapanmun.gov.np/ |
Panchkhapan (Nepali: पाँचखप्पन) is an urban municipality out of five urban municipalities of Sankhuwasabha District in Koshi Province of Nepal. It lies on 87°12'12" E to 87°26'45" E Longitude and 27°17'37.4" N to 27°24'38" N Latitude. The municipality was established on 3 March 2017 merging former VDCs: Syabun, Jaljala and Wana. The area of the municipality is 148.03KM2 and according to 2011 census of Nepal the population of the municipality is 17,521.
The municipality is surrounded by Taplejung District in east, Savapokhari in north, Khandbari in north-west and west and Chainpur in south.