# Chhayanath Rara

_Municipality in Mugu District, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Chhayanath Rara (Nepali: छायाँनाथ रारा) is an urban municipality located in Mugu District of Karnali Province of Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55887536#P31))
- **Located in:** Mugu District (district of Nepal) › Karnali Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55887536#P131))
- **Area:** 480.67 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55887536#P2046))
- **Established:** 10 March 2017 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55887536#P571))
- **Official website:** chhayanathraramun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55887536#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 29.5500, 82.1667

## About

The total area of the municipality is 480.67 square kilometres (185.59 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality as of 2011 Nepal census is 20,078 individuals. The municipality is divided into total 14 wards.

The municipality was established on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal restricted all old administrative structure and announced 753 local level units as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015.

Shrinagar, Karkibada, Pina, part of Rara, Rowa, Gamgadhi and Ruga Village development committees were Incorporated to form this new municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Gamgadhi. The district headquarter of Mugu is also situated here.

## Questions

**Where is Chhayanath Rara located?**  
Chhayanath Rara is located in Mugu District, Karnali Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Chhayanath Rara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhayanath_Rara) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): छायाँनाथ रारा नगरपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q55887536](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55887536) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: A small village on the slope. - panoramio.jpg by Sergey Pashko (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_small_village_on_the_slope._-_panoramio.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Chhayanath Rara, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: A small village on the slope. - panoramio.jpg — Sergey Pashko, CC BY 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Chhayanath Rara". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/chhayanath-rara. Retrieved 5 November 2026.