Shivaraj Municipality

Shivaraj शिवराज नगरपालिका Shivapur
Municipality
Shivaraj Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°43′N 82°53′E / 27.72°N 82.88°E / 27.72; 82.88Coordinates: 27°43′N 82°53′E / 27.72°N 82.88°E / 27.72; 82.88
Country	Nepal
Zone	Lumbini Zone
District	Kapilvastu District
Population (2001)
• Total	10,648
Time zone	Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Shivaraj is a Municipality in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. The former village development committee was transformed into Municipality from 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Birpur, Nepal, Chanai, Bishunpur, Jawabhari and Shivapur village development committees.^[1][2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7241 people living in 1067 individual households.^[3]

To promote local culture Shivapur has one FM radio stations Radio Voice - 104.5 MHz, which is a Community radio Station.

References

1. ↑ "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Retrieved 2014-06-10. 
2. ↑ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2014-06-10. 
3. ↑ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 14 December 2008. 

Kapilvastu District Headquarter: Taulihawa Abhirawa Ajingara Bahadurganj Balarampur Baluhawa Bangai Banganga Municipality Baraipur Basantapur Baskhaur Bedauli Bhagawanpur Choti Bhalabari Bhrikuti Municipality Bijuwa Bithuwa Buddhabatika Municipality Dhankauli Dharampaniya Dohani Dubiya Dumara Phulika Gajehada Ganeshpur Gauri Gotihawa Gugauli Haranampur Hardauna Hathausa Hathihawa Jahadi Jayanagar Kajarhawa Kapilvastu Municipality Khurhuriya Kopawa Krishnanagar Municipality Kushawa Labani Lalpur Maharajganj Mahendrakot Mahuwa Malwar Manpur Milmi Motipur Nanda Nagar Nigalihawa Pakadi Parsohiya Patariya Patna Patthardaihiya Pipari Purusottampur Ramghat Ramnagar Rangapur Sauraha Shivagadhi Shivaraj Municipality Singhkhor Sisawa Sivapur Palta Somdiha Thunhiya Tilaurakot Titirkhi Udayapur Vidhya Nagar