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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Syangja district local levels.svg — Pitambar Bhattarai, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Bhirkot Municipality\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/bhirkot-municipality. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T14:28:19Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/places/bhirkot-municipality","en":"https://diginpl.com/places/bhirkot-municipality","ne":"https://diginpl.com/places/bhirkot-municipality?lang=ne"}}