# Jhapa Rural Municipality

_Rural municipality in Province No. 1, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Jhapa (Nepali: झापा गाउँपालिका) is one of the seven rural municipalities (gaunpalika) located in Jhapa District of Koshi Province of Nepal. Out of Jhapa's total 15 municipalities, eight are urban and seven are rural.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** rural municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32958946#P31))
- **Located in:** Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32958946#P131))
- **Area:** 94.12 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32958946#P2046))
- **Established:** 10 March 2017 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32958946#P571))
- **Official website:** jhapamun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32958946#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 26.5039, 87.8696

## About

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Jhapa has an area of 94.12 square kilometres (36.34 mi2) and the total population of the municipality is 34601 as of Census of Nepal 2011.

Kumarkhod, Taganduba and Sharanamati 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 total 7 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Taganduba.

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Jhapa Rural Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhapa_Rural_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): झापा गाउँपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9D%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE_%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 Q32958946](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32958946) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Jhapa 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

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