# Hilihang Rural Municipality

_Rural municipality in Province No. 1, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Hilihang (Nepali: हिलिहाङ गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) in the Panchthar District of Province No. 1, in Nepal. There are a total of 8 municipalities in Panchthar of which 1 is urban and 7 are rural.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** rural municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52006469#P31))
- **Located in:** Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52006469#P131))
- **Area:** 123.01 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52006469#P2046))
- **Established:** 10 March 2017 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52006469#P571))
- **Official website:** hilihangmun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52006469#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.2400, 87.7800

## About

According to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development Hilihang has an area of 123 square kilometres (47 mi2) and the total population of the municipality is

22913 as of the Census of Nepal 2011.

Ambarpur, Panchami, Subhang and Bharapa, which previously were all separate Village development committees, merged to form this new local level body. This was a requirement of the 2015 Constitution of Nepal under which the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development merged all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level bodies.

The rural municipality is divided into seven wards. Its headquarters is in Panchami.

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Hilihang Rural Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilihang_Rural_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): हिलिहाङ गाउँपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%99_%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 Q52006469](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52006469) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Hilihang Rural Municipality, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

## Cite this page

"Hilihang Rural Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/hilihang-rural-municipality. Retrieved 7 November 2026.