# Gaurigunj Rural Municipality

_Rural municipality in Province No. 1, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> 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 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32855071#P31))
- **Located in:** Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32855071#P131))
- **Area:** 101.35 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32855071#P2046))
- **Established:** 10 March 2017 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32855071#P571))
- **Official website:** gaurigunjmun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32855071#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 26.4333, 87.7333

## 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.

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gaurigunj Rural Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaurigunj_Rural_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): गौरीगञ्ज गाउँपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%81%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 Q32855071](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32855071) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Gaurigunj Rural Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/gaurigunj-rural-municipality. Retrieved 3 November 2026.