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Gaurigunj Rural Municipality

गौरीगञ्ज गाउँपालिका

Rural municipality in Province No. 1, Nepal

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Gauriganj (Nepali: गौरिगंज गाउँपालिका) is one of the seven rural municipalities (gaunpalika) located in Jhapa District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. Out of a total of 15 municipalities in Jhapa, eight are urban and seven rural.

Quick facts

Type
rural municipality of Nepal wd
Located in
Koshi Province (province of Nepal) wd
Area
101.35 km² wd
Established
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Official website
gaurigunjmun.gov.np wd

About

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Gauriganj has an area of 101.35 square kilometres (39.13 mi2) and the total population of the municipality is 33038 as of Census of Nepal 2011.

Korobari, Mahabhara, Khajurgachhi and Gauriganj which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).

The rural municipality is divided into six wards. The headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Gauriganj.

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Questions

Where is Gaurigunj Rural Municipality located?
Gaurigunj Rural Municipality is located in Koshi Province, Nepal.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Gaurigunj Rural Municipality · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): गौरीगञ्ज गाउँपालिका · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q32855071 · CC0 1.0

Last updated · facts checked 3 November 2026

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