Sukhipur
| Sukhipur सुखीपुर | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  Sukhipur Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 26°43′N 86°21′E / 26.71°N 86.35°ECoordinates: 26°43′N 86°21′E / 26.71°N 86.35°E | |
| Country |
 Nepal |
| Zone | Sagarmatha Zone |
| District | Siraha District |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 20,915 |
| Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
| Postal code | 56509 |
| Area code(s) | 033 |
Sukhipur[1] is a municipality in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. After the government announcement the municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Mohanpur Kamalpur, Vidhyanagar, Kushaha Laksiminiya, Kabilasi, Silorba Pachhawari Belhi and Sukhipur village development committees (VDCs).[2][3] The center of the municipality is establish in Sukhipur Bazaar. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census after merging the seven VDCs population it had a total population of 20,915 persons.[4] After the government decision the number of municipalities has reached 217 in Nepal.
References
- ↑ "Govt declares 26 new municipalities". EKantipur. 19 September 2015.
- ↑ "26 new Municipalities announced". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ↑ "Govt announces 26 municipalities" (PDF). The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ↑ Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: National Population and Housing Census 2011
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, October 02, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.