Umakunda Rural Municipality
Umakunda (RM)
उमाकुण्ड गाउँपालिका | |
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Umakunda (RM) Location Umakunda (RM) Umakunda (RM) (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°30′35″N 86°17′34″E / 27.50972°N 86.29278°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Ramechhap |
| Wards | 7 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Sher B. Sunuwar |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Urmila Karki Basnet |
| • Term of office | (2017 - 2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 451.99 km2 (174.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 17,601 |
| • Density | 38.941/km2 (100.86/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Priti |
| Website | umakundamun |
Umakunda is a Rural municipality located within the Ramechhap District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 451.99 square kilometres (174.51 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 17,601 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 Gumdel, Bamti Bhandar, Kubukasthali, Priti, Gupteshwar and Bhuji VDCs were merged to form Umakunda Rural Municipality. Umakunda is divided into 7 wards, with Priti declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.