Siddhicharan Municipality

Siddhicharan Municipality
सिद्धिचरण नगरपालिका
Municipality
Siddhicharan Municipality

Location in Nepal

Coordinates: 27°19′N 86°30′E / 27.317°N 86.500°E / 27.317; 86.500Coordinates: 27°19′N 86°30′E / 27.317°N 86.500°E / 27.317; 86.500
Country    Nepal
Zone Sagarmatha Zone
District Okhaldhunga District
Government
  Mayor Mohan Kumar Shrestha
  Deputy Mayor Ichya Gurung
Time zone NST (UTC+5:45)

Siddhicharan Municipality is a municipality of Okhaldhunga District. This is also the district headquarters. This is named in honour to the famous Nepali poet Siddhicharan Shrestha. This is a new municipality formed merging six village development committees of Okhaldhunga District i.e. Barnalu, Jyamire, Salleri, Andheri, Rumjatar and Okhaldhunga implemented since May 2014.[1][2]

Okhaldhunga Bajaar Entrance Hill

References

  1. 72 new municipalities announced My Republica
  2. Govt announces 72 new municipalities The Kathmandu Post
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