Tokha

Tokha
टोखा
Municipality
Tokha

Location in Nepal

Coordinates: 27°43′33″N 85°24′42″E / 27.72583°N 85.41167°E / 27.72583; 85.41167Coordinates: 27°43′33″N 85°24′42″E / 27.72583°N 85.41167°E / 27.72583; 85.41167
Country Nepal
Development Region Central
Zone Bagmati Zone
District Kathmandu
Province Province No. 3
Established December 2014
Government
 • Mayor Prakash Adhikari[1]
Area
 • Total 16.9 km2 (6.525 sq mi)
Population (2011 Nepal census)
 • Total 99,032
 • Density 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities Newar, Bahun, Chhetri, Tamang, Magar
 • Language Nepali, Nepal Bhasa, Tamang Bhasa, Dhut Magar
Time zone NST (UTC+5:45)
Website www.tokhamun.gov.np/en

Tokha (Nepali: टोखा) is a municipality in the Central development region of Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Zone of Nepal. The new municipality was formed by merging five existing villages — Dhapasi, Jhor Mahankal, Gonggabu, Tokha Chandeshwari and Tokha Saraswati — on 02 Dec 2014.[2][3] The office of the municipality is at Dhapasi.

Population

Tokha municipality has a total population of 99,032 according to 2011 Nepal census.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dainiknepal.com/2017/05/237051.html
  2. ↑ "Govt announces 61 municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Govt creates 61 new municipalities". República. 3 Dec 2014. Retrieved 2 Dec 2014.
  4. ↑ "2011 Nepal census (Ward Level)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2012. Retrieved November 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

See also

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